diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c
index 0272dacccd69..f144133df99e 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_transactions.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #ifndef HPSB_DEBUG_TLABELS
 static
 #endif
-spinlock_t hpsb_tlabel_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hpsb_tlabel_lock);
 
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(tlabel_wq);