diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 3f45afd4382e..10a087a0ba35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1560,9 +1560,8 @@ static int xennet_init_queue(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->rx_lock);
 
-	init_timer(&queue->rx_refill_timer);
-	queue->rx_refill_timer.data = (unsigned long)queue;
-	queue->rx_refill_timer.function = rx_refill_timeout;
+	setup_timer(&queue->rx_refill_timer, rx_refill_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long)queue);
 
 	snprintf(queue->name, sizeof(queue->name), "%s-q%u",
 		 queue->info->netdev->name, queue->id);