diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 97ef8060a031..f6cc97e54d43 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ec3dde578a969ea4b0a8c3d45e02d73abab1b2d3
+refs/heads/master: ff8efe978d18e2479f998c4722c1eaafd7cd2dd9
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/istallion.c b/trunk/drivers/char/istallion.c
index f1752c81993b..68645d351873 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/istallion.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/istallion.c
@@ -2545,8 +2545,7 @@ static void stli_poll(unsigned long arg)
 	struct stlibrd *brdp;
 	unsigned int brdnr;
 
-	stli_timerlist.expires = STLI_TIMEOUT;
-	add_timer(&stli_timerlist);
+	mod_timer(&stli_timerlist, STLI_TIMEOUT);
 
 /*
  *	Check each board and do any servicing required.
@@ -3610,8 +3609,7 @@ static int stli_startbrd(struct stlibrd *brdp)
 
 	if (! stli_timeron) {
 		stli_timeron++;
-		stli_timerlist.expires = STLI_TIMEOUT;
-		add_timer(&stli_timerlist);
+		mod_timer(&stli_timerlist, STLI_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
 	return rc;