diff --git a/drivers/char/serial167.c b/drivers/char/serial167.c
index 3af7f09..9ba13af 100644
--- a/drivers/char/serial167.c
+++ b/drivers/char/serial167.c
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@
  * had to poll every port to see if that port needed servicing.
  */
 static void
-do_softint(void *private_)
+do_softint(struct work_struct *ugly_api)
 {
-  struct cyclades_port *info = (struct cyclades_port *) private_;
+  struct cyclades_port *info = container_of(ugly_api, struct cyclades_port, tqueue);
   struct tty_struct    *tty;
 
     tty = info->tty;
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@
 		info->blocked_open = 0;
 		info->default_threshold = 0;
 		info->default_timeout = 0;
-		INIT_WORK(&info->tqueue, do_softint, info);
+		INIT_WORK(&info->tqueue, do_softint);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&info->open_wait);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&info->close_wait);
 		/* info->session */