diff --git a/drivers/parport/ieee1284.c b/drivers/parport/ieee1284.c
index 54a6ef7..0338b09 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/ieee1284.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/ieee1284.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		   semaphore. */
 		return 1;
 
-	init_timer (&timer);
+	init_timer_on_stack(&timer);
 	timer.expires = jiffies + timeout;
 	timer.function = timeout_waiting_on_port;
 	port_from_cookie[port->number % PARPORT_MAX] = port;
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
 		/* Timed out. */
 		ret = 1;
 
+	destroy_timer_on_stack(&timer);
+
 	return ret;
 }