diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index df33b3b..3864928 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char expect_close;
-static spinlock_t io_lock;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 
 /* You must set this - there is no sane way to probe for this board. */
 static int wdt_io = 0x2E;
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&io_lock);
-
 	printk(KERN_INFO "WDT driver for the Winbond(TM) W83627HF/THF/HG Super I/O chip initialising.\n");
 
 	if (wdt_set_heartbeat(timeout)) {