diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
index 4de9edf..86d1075 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
 /* This way of handling undefined instructions is stolen from ARM */
 static LIST_HEAD(undef_hook);
-static spinlock_t undef_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(undef_lock);
 
 void register_undef_hook(struct undef_hook *hook)
 {
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
index 00c4354..0f8c89c 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/clock.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "clock.h"
 
-static spinlock_t clk_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(clk_lock);
 
 struct clk *clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 {