diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_midi.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_midi.c
index 6c6d09a..f62780e 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_midi.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_midi.c
@@ -258,12 +258,10 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&opl3->voice_lock, flags);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&opl3->sys_timer_lock, flags);
-	if (again) {
-		opl3->tlist.expires = jiffies + 1;	/* invoke again */
-		add_timer(&opl3->tlist);
-	} else {
+	if (again)
+		mod_timer(&opl3->tlist, jiffies + 1);	/* invoke again */
+	else
 		opl3->sys_timer_status = 0;
-	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&opl3->sys_timer_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -275,8 +273,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&opl3->sys_timer_lock, flags);
 	if (! opl3->sys_timer_status) {
-		opl3->tlist.expires = jiffies + 1;
-		add_timer(&opl3->tlist);
+		mod_timer(&opl3->tlist, jiffies + 1);
 		opl3->sys_timer_status = 1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&opl3->sys_timer_lock, flags);
diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
index 6839953..a9f618e 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
@@ -247,9 +247,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* setup system timer */
-	init_timer(&opl3->tlist);
-	opl3->tlist.function = snd_opl3_timer_func;
-	opl3->tlist.data = (unsigned long) opl3;
+	setup_timer(&opl3->tlist, snd_opl3_timer_func, (unsigned long) opl3);
 	spin_lock_init(&opl3->sys_timer_lock);
 	opl3->sys_timer_status = 0;