diff --git a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
index e3a90d0..1e19eb9 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mpu->timer_lock, flags);
 	/*mpu->mode |= MPU401_MODE_TIMER;*/
-	mpu->timer.expires = 1 + jiffies;
-	add_timer(&mpu->timer);
+	mod_timer(&mpu->timer,  1 + jiffies);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpu->timer_lock, flags);
 	if (mpu->rmidi)
 		_snd_mpu401_uart_interrupt(mpu);
@@ -192,11 +191,9 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave (&mpu->timer_lock, flags);
 	if (mpu->timer_invoked == 0) {
-		init_timer(&mpu->timer);
-		mpu->timer.data = (unsigned long)mpu;
-		mpu->timer.function = snd_mpu401_uart_timer;
-		mpu->timer.expires = 1 + jiffies;
-		add_timer(&mpu->timer);
+		setup_timer(&mpu->timer, snd_mpu401_uart_timer,
+			    (unsigned long)mpu);
+		mod_timer(&mpu->timer, 1 + jiffies);
 	} 
 	mpu->timer_invoked |= input ? MPU401_MODE_INPUT_TIMER :
 		MPU401_MODE_OUTPUT_TIMER;