diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 5a4337a..48bfcc7 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -510,11 +510,7 @@
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->ack_queue);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->reseq_queue);
 
-	init_timer(&ax25->timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t1timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t2timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t3timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->idletimer);
+	ax25_setup_timers(ax25);
 
 	ax25_fillin_cb(ax25, NULL);