diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index dde05e2fdc3e..30e511c2c8d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1573,6 +1573,13 @@ static void usbnet_bh (struct timer_list *t)
 	}
 }
 
+static void usbnet_bh_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct timer_list *t = (struct timer_list *)data;
+
+	usbnet_bh(t);
+}
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -1700,7 +1707,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 	skb_queue_head_init (&dev->txq);
 	skb_queue_head_init (&dev->done);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&dev->rxq_pause);
-	dev->bh.func = (void (*)(unsigned long))usbnet_bh;
+	dev->bh.func = usbnet_bh_tasklet;
 	dev->bh.data = (unsigned long)&dev->delay;
 	INIT_WORK (&dev->kevent, usbnet_deferred_kevent);
 	init_usb_anchor(&dev->deferred);