diff --git a/kernel/nv.c b/kernel/nv.c
index 7c9bb1f..7d31456 100644
--- a/kernel/nv.c
+++ b/kernel/nv.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ irqreturn_t   nv_kern_isr(int, void *, struct pt_regs *);
 #else
 irqreturn_t   nv_kern_isr(int, void *);
 #endif
-void          nv_kern_rc_timer(unsigned long);
+void          nv_kern_rc_timer(struct timer_list*);
 #if defined(NV_PM_SUPPORT_OLD_STYLE_APM)
 static int    nv_kern_apm_event(struct pm_dev *, pm_request_t, void *);
 #endif
@@ -2075,10 +2075,10 @@ void nv_kern_isr_bh(
 }
 
 void nv_kern_rc_timer(
-    unsigned long data
+    struct timer_list *timer
 )
 {
-    nv_linux_state_t *nvl = (nv_linux_state_t *) data;
+    nv_linux_state_t *nvl = from_timer(nvl, timer, rc_timer);
     nv_state_t *nv = NV_STATE_PTR(nvl);
 
     NV_CHECK_PCI_CONFIG_SPACE(nvl->timer_sp, nv, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE);
@@ -3029,9 +3029,7 @@ int NV_API_CALL nv_start_rc_timer(
         return -1;
 
     nv_printf(NV_DBG_INFO, "NVRM: initializing rc timer\n");
-    init_timer(&nvl->rc_timer);
-    nvl->rc_timer.function = nv_kern_rc_timer;
-    nvl->rc_timer.data = (unsigned long) nv;
+    timer_setup(&nvl->rc_timer, nv_kern_rc_timer, 0);
     nv->rc_timer_enabled = 1;
     mod_timer(&nvl->rc_timer, jiffies + HZ); /* set our timeout for 1 second */
     nv_printf(NV_DBG_INFO, "NVRM: rc timer initialized\n");