diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index b4f300281822..098c69b3b7aa 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ getmixer(struct cmdif *cif, short num, unsigned short *rval,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void riptide_handleirq(unsigned long dev_id)
+static void riptide_handleirq(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {
-	struct snd_riptide *chip = (void *)dev_id;
+	struct snd_riptide *chip = from_tasklet(chip, t, riptide_tq);
 	struct cmdif *cif = chip->cif;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream[PLAYBACK_SUBSTREAMS + 1];
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ snd_riptide_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
 	chip->received_irqs = 0;
 	chip->handled_irqs = 0;
 	chip->cif = NULL;
-	tasklet_init(&chip->riptide_tq, riptide_handleirq, (unsigned long)chip);
+	tasklet_setup(&chip->riptide_tq, riptide_handleirq);
 
 	if ((chip->res_port =
 	     request_region(chip->port, 64, "RIPTIDE")) == NULL) {