diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 32a57e1dee3a..3f0236f1d23e 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ extern void ax25_calculate_rtt(ax25_cb *);
 extern void ax25_disconnect(ax25_cb *, int);
 
 /* ax25_timer.c */
+extern void ax25_setup_timers(ax25_cb *);
 extern void ax25_start_heartbeat(ax25_cb *);
 extern void ax25_start_t1timer(ax25_cb *);
 extern void ax25_start_t2timer(ax25_cb *);
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 5a4337a29094..48bfcc741f25 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -510,11 +510,7 @@ ax25_cb *ax25_create_cb(void)
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->ack_queue);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->reseq_queue);
 
-	init_timer(&ax25->timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t1timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t2timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->t3timer);
-	init_timer(&ax25->idletimer);
+	ax25_setup_timers(ax25);
 
 	ax25_fillin_cb(ax25, NULL);
 
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_timer.c b/net/ax25/ax25_timer.c
index 72594867fab6..db29ea71e80a 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_timer.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_timer.c
@@ -40,63 +40,45 @@ static void ax25_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long);
 static void ax25_t3timer_expiry(unsigned long);
 static void ax25_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long);
 
+void ax25_setup_timers(ax25_cb *ax25)
+{
+	setup_timer(&ax25->timer, ax25_heartbeat_expiry, (unsigned long)ax25);
+	setup_timer(&ax25->t1timer, ax25_t1timer_expiry, (unsigned long)ax25);
+	setup_timer(&ax25->t2timer, ax25_t2timer_expiry, (unsigned long)ax25);
+	setup_timer(&ax25->t3timer, ax25_t3timer_expiry, (unsigned long)ax25);
+	setup_timer(&ax25->idletimer, ax25_idletimer_expiry,
+		    (unsigned long)ax25);
+}
+
 void ax25_start_heartbeat(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
-	del_timer(&ax25->timer);
-
-	ax25->timer.data     = (unsigned long)ax25;
-	ax25->timer.function = &ax25_heartbeat_expiry;
-	ax25->timer.expires  = jiffies + 5 * HZ;
-
-	add_timer(&ax25->timer);
+	mod_timer(&ax25->timer, jiffies + 5 * HZ);
 }
 
 void ax25_start_t1timer(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
-	del_timer(&ax25->t1timer);
-
-	ax25->t1timer.data     = (unsigned long)ax25;
-	ax25->t1timer.function = &ax25_t1timer_expiry;
-	ax25->t1timer.expires  = jiffies + ax25->t1;
-
-	add_timer(&ax25->t1timer);
+	mod_timer(&ax25->t1timer, jiffies + ax25->t1);
 }
 
 void ax25_start_t2timer(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
-	del_timer(&ax25->t2timer);
-
-	ax25->t2timer.data     = (unsigned long)ax25;
-	ax25->t2timer.function = &ax25_t2timer_expiry;
-	ax25->t2timer.expires  = jiffies + ax25->t2;
-
-	add_timer(&ax25->t2timer);
+	mod_timer(&ax25->t2timer, jiffies + ax25->t2);
 }
 
 void ax25_start_t3timer(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
-	del_timer(&ax25->t3timer);
-
-	if (ax25->t3 > 0) {
-		ax25->t3timer.data     = (unsigned long)ax25;
-		ax25->t3timer.function = &ax25_t3timer_expiry;
-		ax25->t3timer.expires  = jiffies + ax25->t3;
-
-		add_timer(&ax25->t3timer);
-	}
+	if (ax25->t3 > 0)
+		mod_timer(&ax25->t3timer, jiffies + ax25->t3);
+	else
+		del_timer(&ax25->t3timer);
 }
 
 void ax25_start_idletimer(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
-	del_timer(&ax25->idletimer);
-
-	if (ax25->idle > 0) {
-		ax25->idletimer.data     = (unsigned long)ax25;
-		ax25->idletimer.function = &ax25_idletimer_expiry;
-		ax25->idletimer.expires  = jiffies + ax25->idle;
-
-		add_timer(&ax25->idletimer);
-	}
+	if (ax25->idle > 0)
+		mod_timer(&ax25->idletimer, jiffies + ax25->idle);
+	else
+		del_timer(&ax25->idletimer);
 }
 
 void ax25_stop_heartbeat(ax25_cb *ax25)