diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
index 1b051dab7b29..51d74447f8f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ struct sir_dev * sirdev_get_instance(const struct sir_driver *drv, const char *n
 	dev->tx_skb = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->tx_lock);
-	init_MUTEX(&dev->fsm.sem);
+	sema_init(&dev->fsm.sem, 1);
 
 	dev->drv = drv;
 	dev->netdev = ndev;