diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index a70de9b4bf29..f8dfd70a89d9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ lcs_send_lancmd(struct lcs_card *card, struct lcs_buffer *buffer,
 	rc = lcs_ready_buffer(&card->write, buffer);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
-	init_timer(&timer);
+	init_timer_on_stack(&timer);
 	timer.function = lcs_lancmd_timeout;
 	timer.data = (unsigned long) reply;
 	timer.expires = jiffies + HZ*card->lancmd_timeout;