diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
index d694656..c9c465e 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
@@ -760,10 +760,8 @@
 	hctx->ccid2hctx_rttvar	 = -1;
 	hctx->ccid2hctx_rpdupack = -1;
 	hctx->ccid2hctx_last_cong = jiffies;
-
-	hctx->ccid2hctx_rtotimer.function = &ccid2_hc_tx_rto_expire;
-	hctx->ccid2hctx_rtotimer.data	  = (unsigned long)sk;
-	init_timer(&hctx->ccid2hctx_rtotimer);
+	setup_timer(&hctx->ccid2hctx_rtotimer, ccid2_hc_tx_rto_expire,
+			(unsigned long)sk);
 
 	ccid2_hc_tx_check_sanity(hctx);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
index d133416..f56aaec 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
@@ -606,11 +606,8 @@
 
 	hctx->ccid3hctx_state = TFRC_SSTATE_NO_SENT;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hctx->ccid3hctx_hist);
-
-	hctx->ccid3hctx_no_feedback_timer.function =
-				ccid3_hc_tx_no_feedback_timer;
-	hctx->ccid3hctx_no_feedback_timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	init_timer(&hctx->ccid3hctx_no_feedback_timer);
+	setup_timer(&hctx->ccid3hctx_no_feedback_timer,
+			ccid3_hc_tx_no_feedback_timer, (unsigned long)sk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/dccp/timer.c b/net/dccp/timer.c
index 3af0673..8703a79 100644
--- a/net/dccp/timer.c
+++ b/net/dccp/timer.c
@@ -280,9 +280,8 @@
 {
 	struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
 
-	init_timer(&dp->dccps_xmit_timer);
-	dp->dccps_xmit_timer.data = (unsigned long)sk;
-	dp->dccps_xmit_timer.function = dccp_write_xmit_timer;
+	setup_timer(&dp->dccps_xmit_timer, dccp_write_xmit_timer,
+			(unsigned long)sk);
 }
 
 void dccp_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk)