diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index a1dfa74c50ab..9075838f712f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -1235,9 +1235,8 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_new_slot(struct mmc_omap_host *host, int id)
 			goto err_remove_slot_name;
 
 		INIT_WORK(&slot->switch_work, mmc_omap_cover_handler);
-		init_timer(&slot->switch_timer);
-		slot->switch_timer.function = mmc_omap_switch_timer;
-		slot->switch_timer.data = (unsigned long) slot;
+		setup_timer(&slot->switch_timer, mmc_omap_switch_timer,
+			    (unsigned long) slot);
 		schedule_work(&slot->switch_work);
 	}
 
@@ -1302,18 +1301,13 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	INIT_WORK(&host->cmd_abort, mmc_omap_abort_command);
-	init_timer(&host->cmd_timer);
-	host->cmd_timer.function = mmc_omap_cmd_timer;
-	host->cmd_timer.data = (unsigned long) host;
+	setup_timer(&host->cmd_timer, mmc_omap_cmd_timer, (unsigned long) host);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->dma_lock);
-	init_timer(&host->dma_timer);
+	setup_timer(&host->dma_timer, mmc_omap_dma_timer, (unsigned long) host);
 	spin_lock_init(&host->slot_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&host->slot_wq);
 
-	host->dma_timer.function = mmc_omap_dma_timer;
-	host->dma_timer.data = (unsigned long) host;
-
 	host->pdata = pdata;
 	host->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);