}
 }
 
-static void ir_timer(unsigned long data)
-{
-       struct IR_i2c *ir = (struct IR_i2c*)data;
-       schedule_work(&ir->work);
-}
-
 static void ir_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct IR_i2c *ir = container_of(work, struct IR_i2c, work);
+       struct IR_i2c *ir = container_of(work, struct IR_i2c, work.work);
        int polling_interval = 100;
 
        /* MSI TV@nywhere Plus requires more frequent polling
                polling_interval = 50;
 
        ir_key_poll(ir);
-       mod_timer(&ir->timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(polling_interval));
+       schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, msecs_to_jiffies(polling_interval));
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
               ir->input->name, ir->input->phys, adap->name);
 
        /* start polling via eventd */
-       INIT_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work);
-       init_timer(&ir->timer);
-       ir->timer.function = ir_timer;
-       ir->timer.data     = (unsigned long)ir;
-       schedule_work(&ir->work);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work);
+       schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, 0);
 
        return 0;
 
        struct IR_i2c *ir = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
        /* kill outstanding polls */
-       del_timer_sync(&ir->timer);
-       flush_scheduled_work();
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ir->work);
 
        /* unregister devices */
        input_unregister_device(ir->input);