diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
index aa912f43e15f..994a83a1f0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
@@ -5629,9 +5629,8 @@ static int nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	setup_timer(&np->oom_kick, nv_do_rx_refill, (unsigned long)dev);
 	setup_timer(&np->nic_poll, nv_do_nic_poll, (unsigned long)dev);
-	init_timer_deferrable(&np->stats_poll);
-	np->stats_poll.data = (unsigned long) dev;
-	np->stats_poll.function = nv_do_stats_poll;	/* timer handler */
+	setup_deferrable_timer(&np->stats_poll, nv_do_stats_poll,
+			       (unsigned long)dev);
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pci_dev);
 	if (err)