diff --git a/drivers/atm/idt77105.c b/drivers/atm/idt77105.c
index b8c260e..0aabfc2 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/idt77105.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/idt77105.c
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@
 static void idt77105_restart_timer_func(unsigned long);
 
 
-static struct timer_list stats_timer =
-    TIMER_INITIALIZER(idt77105_stats_timer_func, 0, 0);
-static struct timer_list restart_timer =
-    TIMER_INITIALIZER(idt77105_restart_timer_func, 0, 0);
+static DEFINE_TIMER(stats_timer, idt77105_stats_timer_func, 0, 0);
+static DEFINE_TIMER(restart_timer, idt77105_restart_timer_func, 0, 0);
 static int start_timer = 1;
 static struct idt77105_priv *idt77105_all = NULL;