diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
index c4bcfaedeec9..a048b8e590fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
@@ -2483,9 +2483,8 @@ static int r8a66597_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		r8a66597->max_root_hub = 2;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&r8a66597->lock);
-	init_timer(&r8a66597->rh_timer);
-	r8a66597->rh_timer.function = r8a66597_timer;
-	r8a66597->rh_timer.data = (unsigned long)r8a66597;
+	setup_timer(&r8a66597->rh_timer, r8a66597_timer,
+		    (unsigned long)r8a66597);
 	r8a66597->reg = reg;
 
 	/* make sure no interrupts are pending */
@@ -2496,9 +2495,8 @@ static int r8a66597_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < R8A66597_MAX_NUM_PIPE; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&r8a66597->pipe_queue[i]);
-		init_timer(&r8a66597->td_timer[i]);
-		r8a66597->td_timer[i].function = r8a66597_td_timer;
-		r8a66597->td_timer[i].data = (unsigned long)r8a66597;
+		setup_timer(&r8a66597->td_timer[i], r8a66597_td_timer,
+			    (unsigned long)r8a66597);
 		setup_timer(&r8a66597->interval_timer[i],
 				r8a66597_interval_timer,
 				(unsigned long)r8a66597);