diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 6a2e5f8..6ed1a82 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1146,12 +1146,8 @@
 
 	expire = timeout + jiffies;
 
-	init_timer(&timer);
-	timer.expires = expire;
-	timer.data = (unsigned long) current;
-	timer.function = process_timeout;
-
-	add_timer(&timer);
+	setup_timer(&timer, process_timeout, (unsigned long)current);
+	__mod_timer(&timer, expire);
 	schedule();
 	del_singleshot_timer_sync(&timer);