diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/hil_mlc.c b/drivers/input/serio/hil_mlc.c
index 7ba9f2b2c04..6cd03ebaf5f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/hil_mlc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/hil_mlc.c
@@ -993,10 +993,8 @@ int hil_mlc_unregister(hil_mlc *mlc)
 
 static int __init hil_mlc_init(void)
 {
-	init_timer(&hil_mlcs_kicker);
-	hil_mlcs_kicker.expires = jiffies + HZ;
-	hil_mlcs_kicker.function = &hil_mlcs_timer;
-	add_timer(&hil_mlcs_kicker);
+	setup_timer(&hil_mlcs_kicker, &hil_mlcs_timer, 0);
+	mod_timer(&hil_mlcs_kicker, jiffies + HZ);
 
 	tasklet_enable(&hil_mlcs_tasklet);
 
@@ -1005,7 +1003,7 @@ static int __init hil_mlc_init(void)
 
 static void __exit hil_mlc_exit(void)
 {
-	del_timer(&hil_mlcs_kicker);
+	del_timer_sync(&hil_mlcs_kicker);
 
 	tasklet_disable(&hil_mlcs_tasklet);
 	tasklet_kill(&hil_mlcs_tasklet);