diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/omap_cf.c b/drivers/pcmcia/omap_cf.c
index 8170102d1e93..4e2f501e5548 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/omap_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/omap_cf.c
@@ -220,9 +220,7 @@ static int __init omap_cf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cf = kzalloc(sizeof *cf, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	init_timer(&cf->timer);
-	cf->timer.function = omap_cf_timer;
-	cf->timer.data = (unsigned long) cf;
+	setup_timer(&cf->timer, omap_cf_timer, (unsigned long)cf);
 
 	cf->pdev = pdev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, cf);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
index 933f4657515b..eed5e9c05353 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c
@@ -726,9 +726,8 @@ int soc_pcmcia_add_one(struct soc_pcmcia_socket *skt)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	init_timer(&skt->poll_timer);
-	skt->poll_timer.function = soc_common_pcmcia_poll_event;
-	skt->poll_timer.data = (unsigned long)skt;
+	setup_timer(&skt->poll_timer, soc_common_pcmcia_poll_event,
+		    (unsigned long)skt);
 	skt->poll_timer.expires = jiffies + SOC_PCMCIA_POLL_PERIOD;
 
 	ret = request_resource(&iomem_resource, &skt->res_skt);