diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 9e49dee..3bf0e9ed 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&base->lock);
 	while (time_after_eq(jiffies, base->timer_jiffies)) {
-		struct list_head work_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(work_list);
+		struct list_head work_list;
 		struct list_head *head = &work_list;
  		int index = base->timer_jiffies & TVR_MASK;
- 
+
 		/*
 		 * Cascade timers:
 		 */
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@
 				(!cascade(base, &base->tv3, INDEX(1))) &&
 					!cascade(base, &base->tv4, INDEX(2)))
 			cascade(base, &base->tv5, INDEX(3));
-		++base->timer_jiffies; 
-		list_splice_init(base->tv1.vec + index, &work_list);
+		++base->timer_jiffies;
+		list_replace_init(base->tv1.vec + index, &work_list);
 		while (!list_empty(head)) {
 			void (*fn)(unsigned long);
 			unsigned long data;