diff --git a/drivers/net/atari_bionet.c b/drivers/net/atari_bionet.c
index 1798ce7..0095384 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atari_bionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atari_bionet.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 static struct net_device_stats *net_get_stats(struct net_device *dev);
 static void bionet_tick(unsigned long);
 
-static struct timer_list bionet_timer = TIMER_INITIALIZER(bionet_tick, 0, 0);
+static DEFINE_TIMER(bionet_timer, bionet_tick, 0, 0);
 
 #define STRAM_ADDR(a)	(((a) & 0xff000000) == 0)