} else if ((bp->link_up == 0) && (bp->autoneg & AUTONEG_SPEED)) {
                u32 bmcr;
 
-               bp->current_interval = bp->timer_interval;
+               bp->current_interval = BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL;
 
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, bp->mii_bmcr, &bmcr);
 
                        bp->phy_flags &= ~BNX2_PHY_FLAG_PARALLEL_DETECT;
                }
        } else
-               bp->current_interval = bp->timer_interval;
+               bp->current_interval = BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL;
 
        if (check_link) {
                u32 val;
                } else {
                        bnx2_disable_forced_2g5(bp);
                        bp->serdes_an_pending = 2;
-                       bp->current_interval = bp->timer_interval;
+                       bp->current_interval = BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL;
                }
 
        } else
-               bp->current_interval = bp->timer_interval;
+               bp->current_interval = BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL;
 
        spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
 }
 
        bp->stats_ticks = USEC_PER_SEC & BNX2_HC_STATS_TICKS_HC_STAT_TICKS;
 
-       bp->timer_interval =  HZ;
-       bp->current_interval =  HZ;
+       bp->current_interval = BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL;
 
        bp->phy_addr = 1;
 
        bp->req_flow_ctrl = FLOW_CTRL_RX | FLOW_CTRL_TX;
 
        init_timer(&bp->timer);
-       bp->timer.expires = RUN_AT(bp->timer_interval);
+       bp->timer.expires = RUN_AT(BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL);
        bp->timer.data = (unsigned long) bp;
        bp->timer.function = bnx2_timer;
 
 
        struct bnx2_tx_ring_info        tx_ring;
 };
 
+#define BNX2_TIMER_INTERVAL                    HZ
+
 struct bnx2 {
        /* Fields used in the tx and intr/napi performance paths are grouped */
        /* together in the beginning of the structure. */
 
        /* End of fields used in the performance code paths. */
 
-       int                     timer_interval;
        int                     current_interval;
        struct                  timer_list timer;
        struct work_struct      reset_task;