diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 6c66877..855ce9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -5733,7 +5733,7 @@
 module_exit(ata_exit);
 
 static unsigned long ratelimit_time;
-static spinlock_t ata_ratelimit_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ata_ratelimit_lock);
 
 int ata_ratelimit(void)
 {