diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
index 4075f5e599552c5eb21a79d832956d3ee6be4127..a6861df9904f9a2ea9034855fa71e2197c47032f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.c
@@ -787,9 +787,9 @@ static irqreturn_t nixge_rx_irq(int irq, void *_ndev)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static void nixge_dma_err_handler(unsigned long data)
+static void nixge_dma_err_handler(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {
-	struct nixge_priv *lp = (struct nixge_priv *)data;
+	struct nixge_priv *lp = from_tasklet(lp, t, dma_err_tasklet);
 	struct nixge_hw_dma_bd *cur_p;
 	struct nixge_tx_skb *tx_skb;
 	u32 cr, i;
@@ -879,8 +879,7 @@ static int nixge_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	phy_start(phy);
 
 	/* Enable tasklets for Axi DMA error handling */
-	tasklet_init(&priv->dma_err_tasklet, nixge_dma_err_handler,
-		     (unsigned long)priv);
+	tasklet_setup(&priv->dma_err_tasklet, nixge_dma_err_handler);
 
 	napi_enable(&priv->napi);