goto err_eeprom;
        }
 
-       init_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
-       adapter->watchdog_timer.function = &igb_watchdog;
-       adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter;
-
-       init_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer);
-       adapter->phy_info_timer.function = &igb_update_phy_info;
-       adapter->phy_info_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter;
+       setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, &igb_watchdog,
+                   (unsigned long) adapter);
+       setup_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, &igb_update_phy_info,
+                   (unsigned long) adapter);
 
        INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, igb_reset_task);
        INIT_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task, igb_watchdog_task);