static __inline__ void fib6_start_gc(struct net *net, struct rt6_info *rt)
 {
-       if (net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer->expires == 0 &&
+       if (!timer_pending(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer) &&
            (rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_EXPIRES|RTF_CACHE)))
-               mod_timer(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer, jiffies +
-                         net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval);
+               mod_timer(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer,
+                         jiffies + net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval);
 }
 
 void fib6_force_start_gc(struct net *net)
 {
-       if (net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer->expires == 0)
-               mod_timer(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer, jiffies +
-                         net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval);
+       if (!timer_pending(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer))
+               mod_timer(net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer,
+                         jiffies + net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval);
 }
 
 /*