diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index b491af31a5f8..66d51052caa1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,9 @@ static int ibmvfc_map_sg_data(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
  *
  * Called when an internally generated command times out
  **/
-static void ibmvfc_timeout(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
+static void ibmvfc_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	struct ibmvfc_event *evt = (struct ibmvfc_event *)data;
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = evt->vhost;
 	dev_err(vhost->dev, "Command timed out (%p). Resetting connection\n", evt);
 	ibmvfc_reset_host(vhost);
@@ -1424,12 +1425,10 @@ static int ibmvfc_send_event(struct ibmvfc_event *evt,
 		BUG();
 
 	list_add_tail(&evt->queue, &vhost->sent);
-	init_timer(&evt->timer);
+	setup_timer(&evt->timer, ibmvfc_timeout, (unsigned long)evt);
 
 	if (timeout) {
-		evt->timer.data = (unsigned long) evt;
 		evt->timer.expires = jiffies + (timeout * HZ);
-		evt->timer.function = (void (*)(unsigned long))ibmvfc_timeout;
 		add_timer(&evt->timer);
 	}
 
@@ -3692,8 +3691,9 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_adisc_cancel_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
  * out, reset the CRQ. When the ADISC comes back as cancelled,
  * log back into the target.
  **/
-static void ibmvfc_adisc_timeout(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
+static void ibmvfc_adisc_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	struct ibmvfc_target *tgt = (struct ibmvfc_target *)data;
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = tgt->vhost;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt;
 	struct ibmvfc_tmf *tmf;
@@ -3778,9 +3778,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_adisc(struct ibmvfc_target *tgt)
 	if (timer_pending(&tgt->timer))
 		mod_timer(&tgt->timer, jiffies + (IBMVFC_ADISC_TIMEOUT * HZ));
 	else {
-		tgt->timer.data = (unsigned long) tgt;
 		tgt->timer.expires = jiffies + (IBMVFC_ADISC_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-		tgt->timer.function = (void (*)(unsigned long))ibmvfc_adisc_timeout;
 		add_timer(&tgt->timer);
 	}
 
@@ -3912,7 +3910,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_alloc_target(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost, u64 scsi_id)
 	tgt->vhost = vhost;
 	tgt->need_login = 1;
 	tgt->cancel_key = vhost->task_set++;
-	init_timer(&tgt->timer);
+	setup_timer(&tgt->timer, ibmvfc_adisc_timeout, (unsigned long)tgt);
 	kref_init(&tgt->kref);
 	ibmvfc_init_tgt(tgt, ibmvfc_tgt_implicit_logout);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
index 7d156b161482..ffe917f02695 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c
@@ -837,8 +837,9 @@ static void ibmvscsi_reset_host(struct ibmvscsi_host_data *hostdata)
  *
  * Called when an internally generated command times out
 */
-static void ibmvscsi_timeout(struct srp_event_struct *evt_struct)
+static void ibmvscsi_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	struct srp_event_struct *evt_struct = (struct srp_event_struct *)data;
 	struct ibmvscsi_host_data *hostdata = evt_struct->hostdata;
 
 	dev_err(hostdata->dev, "Command timed out (%x). Resetting connection\n",
@@ -927,11 +928,10 @@ static int ibmvscsi_send_srp_event(struct srp_event_struct *evt_struct,
 	 */
 	list_add_tail(&evt_struct->list, &hostdata->sent);
 
-	init_timer(&evt_struct->timer);
+	setup_timer(&evt_struct->timer, ibmvscsi_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long)evt_struct);
 	if (timeout) {
-		evt_struct->timer.data = (unsigned long) evt_struct;
 		evt_struct->timer.expires = jiffies + (timeout * HZ);
-		evt_struct->timer.function = (void (*)(unsigned long))ibmvscsi_timeout;
 		add_timer(&evt_struct->timer);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/bfin_sir.c b/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/bfin_sir.c
index 3151b580dbd6..c9413bd580a7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/bfin_sir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/bfin_sir.c
@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ static void bfin_sir_dma_rx_chars(struct net_device *dev)
 		async_unwrap_char(dev, &self->stats, &self->rx_buff, port->rx_dma_buf.buf[i]);
 }
 
-void bfin_sir_rx_dma_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+void bfin_sir_rx_dma_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
 	struct bfin_sir_self *self = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct bfin_sir_port *port = self->sir_port;
 	int x_pos, pos;
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ static int bfin_sir_startup(struct bfin_sir_port *port, struct net_device *dev)
 	enable_dma(port->rx_dma_channel);
 
 	port->rx_dma_timer.data = (unsigned long)(dev);
-	port->rx_dma_timer.function = (void *)bfin_sir_rx_dma_timeout;
+	port->rx_dma_timer.function = bfin_sir_rx_dma_timeout;
 
 #else
 
