diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c b/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
index 19bee725de00..325b07b98b3c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct usb_line6_toneport {
 	/* Firmware version (x 100) */
 	u8 firmware_version;
 
-	/* Timer for delayed PCM startup */
-	struct timer_list timer;
+	/* Work for delayed PCM startup */
+	struct delayed_work pcm_work;
 
 	/* Device type */
 	enum line6_device_type type;
@@ -241,9 +241,10 @@ static int snd_toneport_source_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void toneport_start_pcm(struct timer_list *t)
+static void toneport_start_pcm(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport = from_timer(toneport, t, timer);
+	struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport =
+		container_of(work, struct usb_line6_toneport, pcm_work.work);
 	struct usb_line6 *line6 = &toneport->line6;
 
 	line6_pcm_acquire(line6->line6pcm, LINE6_STREAM_MONITOR, true);
@@ -393,7 +394,8 @@ static int toneport_setup(struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport)
 	if (toneport_has_led(toneport))
 		toneport_update_led(toneport);
 
-	mod_timer(&toneport->timer, jiffies + TONEPORT_PCM_DELAY * HZ);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&toneport->pcm_work,
+			      msecs_to_jiffies(TONEPORT_PCM_DELAY * 1000));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ static void line6_toneport_disconnect(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 	struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport =
 		(struct usb_line6_toneport *)line6;
 
-	del_timer_sync(&toneport->timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&toneport->pcm_work);
 
 	if (toneport_has_led(toneport))
 		toneport_remove_leds(toneport);
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ static int toneport_init(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 	struct usb_line6_toneport *toneport =  (struct usb_line6_toneport *) line6;
 
 	toneport->type = id->driver_info;
-	timer_setup(&toneport->timer, toneport_start_pcm, 0);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&toneport->pcm_work, toneport_start_pcm);
 
 	line6->disconnect = line6_toneport_disconnect;