diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
index e8b82b2f8423..94405dc44220 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 /*		Callback function of LED BlinkTimer, */
 /*		it just schedules to corresponding BlinkWorkItem/led_blink_hdl */
 /*  */
-void BlinkTimerCallback(void *data)
+void BlinkTimerCallback(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct LED_871x *pLed = data;
+	struct LED_871x *pLed = (struct LED_871x *)data;
 	struct adapter *padapter = pLed->padapter;
 
 	if ((padapter->bSurpriseRemoved) || (padapter->bDriverStopped))
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ void InitLed871x(struct adapter *padapter, struct LED_871x *pLed)
 
 	ResetLedStatus(pLed);
 
-	_init_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), padapter->pnetdev, BlinkTimerCallback, pLed);
+	setup_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), BlinkTimerCallback,
+		    (unsigned long)pLed);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&(pLed->BlinkWorkItem), BlinkWorkItemCallback);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index f0066791ade4..bd87b7d79cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1364,9 +1364,9 @@ void rtw_cpwm_event_callback(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
 * _rtw_join_timeout_handler - Timeout/faliure handler for CMD JoinBss
 * @adapter: pointer to struct adapter structure
 */
-void _rtw_join_timeout_handler (void *function_context)
+void _rtw_join_timeout_handler (unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = function_context;
+	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
 	int do_join_r;
 
@@ -1406,9 +1406,9 @@ void _rtw_join_timeout_handler (void *function_context)
 * rtw_scan_timeout_handler - Timeout/Faliure handler for CMD SiteSurvey
 * @adapter: pointer to struct adapter structure
 */
-void rtw_scan_timeout_handler (void *function_context)
+void rtw_scan_timeout_handler (unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = function_context;
+	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
 
 	DBG_88E(FUNC_ADPT_FMT" fw_state=%x\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(adapter), get_fwstate(pmlmepriv));
@@ -1433,9 +1433,9 @@ static void rtw_auto_scan_handler(struct adapter *padapter)
 	}
 }
 
-void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder(void *function_context)
+void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)function_context;
+	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct registry_priv *pregistrypriv = &adapter->registrypriv;
 
 	if (!adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index e496276eb1e8..ec808604a7a2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4835,9 +4835,9 @@ void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter)
 	}
 }
 
-void survey_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
+void survey_timer_hdl(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *padapter = function_context;
+	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct cmd_obj	*ph2c;
 	struct sitesurvey_parm	*psurveyPara;
 	struct cmd_priv					*pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
@@ -4875,9 +4875,9 @@ exit_survey_timer_hdl:
 	return;
 }
 
-void link_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
+void link_timer_hdl(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)function_context;
+	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct mlme_ext_priv	*pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
 	struct mlme_ext_info	*pmlmeinfo = &(pmlmeext->mlmext_info);
 
@@ -4912,9 +4912,9 @@ void link_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
 	return;
 }
 
-void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
+void addba_timer_hdl(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct sta_info *psta = function_context;
+	struct sta_info *psta = (struct sta_info *)data;
 	struct ht_priv	*phtpriv;
 
 	if (!psta)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
index df463a29b641..ec0a8a4cdc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ exit:
 	pwrpriv->ps_processing = false;
 }
 
-static void pwr_state_check_handler(void *FunctionContext)
+static void pwr_state_check_handler(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *padapter = FunctionContext;
+	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	rtw_ps_cmd(padapter);
 }
 
@@ -544,7 +544,9 @@ void rtw_init_pwrctrl_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	pwrctrlpriv->btcoex_rfon = false;
 
-	_init_timer(&(pwrctrlpriv->pwr_state_check_timer), padapter->pnetdev, pwr_state_check_handler, (u8 *)padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pwrctrlpriv->pwr_state_check_timer,
+		    pwr_state_check_handler,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
 }
 
 inline void rtw_set_ips_deny(struct adapter *padapter, u32 ms)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 0db421e7b084..258336ffff8e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u8 rtw_rfc1042_header[] = {
        0xaa, 0xaa, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
 };
 
-void rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl(RTW_TIMER_HDL_ARGS);
+void rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl(unsigned long data);
 
 void _rtw_init_sta_recv_priv(struct sta_recv_priv *psta_recvpriv)
 {
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ int _rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	res = rtw_hal_init_recv_priv(padapter);
 
-	_init_timer(&precvpriv->signal_stat_timer, padapter->pnetdev, RTW_TIMER_HDL_NAME(signal_stat), padapter);
+	setup_timer(&precvpriv->signal_stat_timer,
+		    rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
 
 	precvpriv->signal_stat_sampling_interval = 1000; /* ms */
 
@@ -1946,9 +1948,9 @@ _err_exit:
 	return _FAIL;
 }
 
-void rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler(void *pcontext)
+void rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct recv_reorder_ctrl *preorder_ctrl = pcontext;
+	struct recv_reorder_ctrl *preorder_ctrl = (struct recv_reorder_ctrl *)data;
 	struct adapter *padapter = preorder_ctrl->padapter;
 	struct __queue *ppending_recvframe_queue = &preorder_ctrl->pending_recvframe_queue;
 
@@ -2132,9 +2134,9 @@ _recv_entry_drop:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl(RTW_TIMER_HDL_ARGS)
+void rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)FunctionContext;
+	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct recv_priv *recvpriv = &adapter->recvpriv;
 
 	u32 tmp_s, tmp_q;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 4c968acc7fd4..08c4d5d2236f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ static inline int _enter_critical_mutex(struct mutex *pmutex,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline void _init_timer(struct timer_list *ptimer,
-			       struct  net_device *nic_hdl,
-			       void *pfunc, void *cntx)
-{
-	ptimer->function = pfunc;
-	ptimer->data = (unsigned long)cntx;
-	init_timer(ptimer);
-}
-
 #define RTW_TIMER_HDL_ARGS void *FunctionContext
 #define RTW_TIMER_HDL_NAME(name) rtw_##name##_timer_hdl
 #define RTW_DECLARE_TIMER_HDL(name) \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_led.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_led.h
index 23f0cfe312f3..7a5303d50d49 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_led.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_led.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct led_priv {
 			(adapt)->ledpriv.LedControlHandler((adapt), (action)); \
 	} while (0)
 
-void BlinkTimerCallback(void *data);
+void BlinkTimerCallback(unsigned long data);
 void BlinkWorkItemCallback(struct work_struct *work);
 
 void ResetLedStatus(struct LED_871x *pLed);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 8d83f7ceda76..3f7d1e631ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -551,10 +551,10 @@ void rtw_update_registrypriv_dev_network(struct adapter *adapter);
 
 void rtw_get_encrypt_decrypt_from_registrypriv(struct adapter *adapter);
 
-void _rtw_join_timeout_handler(void *function_context);
-void rtw_scan_timeout_handler(void *function_context);
+void _rtw_join_timeout_handler(unsigned long data);
+void rtw_scan_timeout_handler(unsigned long data);
 
-void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder(void *function_context);
+void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder(unsigned long data);
 #define rtw_is_scan_deny(adapter) false
 #define rtw_clear_scan_deny(adapter) do {} while (0)
 #define rtw_set_scan_deny_timer_hdl(adapter) do {} while (0)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index 51c9173af1bb..2bebf46b053a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ void mlmeext_sta_add_event_callback(struct adapter *padapter,
 
 void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter);
 
-void survey_timer_hdl(void *function_context);
-void link_timer_hdl(void *funtion_context);
-void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context);
+void survey_timer_hdl(unsigned long data);
+void link_timer_hdl(unsigned long data);
+void addba_timer_hdl(unsigned long data);
 
 #define set_survey_timer(mlmeext, ms) \
 	mod_timer(&mlmeext->survey_timer, jiffies +	\
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 241a8711ffad..eb1ac3d03123 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void rtw_free_recvframe_queue(struct __queue *pframequeue,
 			      struct __queue *pfree_recv_queue);
 u32 rtw_free_uc_swdec_pending_queue(struct adapter *adapter);
 
-void rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler(void *pcontext);
+void rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler(unsigned long data);
 
 static inline u8 *get_rxmem(struct recv_frame *precvframe)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
index eebb7d751777..baff1e2661d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ void rtw_init_mlme_timer(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 
-	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->assoc_timer), padapter->pnetdev, _rtw_join_timeout_handler, padapter);
-	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer), padapter->pnetdev, rtw_scan_timeout_handler, padapter);
-	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->dynamic_chk_timer), padapter->pnetdev, rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder, padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, _rtw_join_timeout_handler,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer, rtw_scan_timeout_handler,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pmlmepriv->dynamic_chk_timer,
+		    rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder, (unsigned long)padapter);
 }
 
 void rtw_os_indicate_connect(struct adapter *adapter)
@@ -130,15 +133,18 @@ void rtw_report_sec_ie(struct adapter *adapter, u8 authmode, u8 *sec_ie)
 
 void init_addba_retry_timer(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 {
-	_init_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer, padapter->pnetdev, addba_timer_hdl, psta);
+	setup_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer, addba_timer_hdl,
+		    (unsigned long)psta);
 }
 
 void init_mlme_ext_timer(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct	mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
 
-	_init_timer(&pmlmeext->survey_timer, padapter->pnetdev, survey_timer_hdl, padapter);
-	_init_timer(&pmlmeext->link_timer, padapter->pnetdev, link_timer_hdl, padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pmlmeext->survey_timer, survey_timer_hdl,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
+	setup_timer(&pmlmeext->link_timer, link_timer_hdl,
+		    (unsigned long)padapter);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_88EU_AP_MODE
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index 05427c489b3f..05701328dce4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ _recv_indicatepkt_drop:
 
 void rtw_init_recv_timer(struct recv_reorder_ctrl *preorder_ctrl)
 {
-	struct adapter *padapter = preorder_ctrl->padapter;
 
-	_init_timer(&(preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer), padapter->pnetdev, rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler, preorder_ctrl);
+	setup_timer(&preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer,
+		    rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler,
+		    (unsigned long)preorder_ctrl);
 }