diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_connected.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_connected.c
index f91e21a0b51b..3023fa9fdc64 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_connected.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_connected.c
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ static   int                        g_connected;
 static   int                        g_num_deferred_callbacks;
 static   VCHIQ_CONNECTED_CALLBACK_T g_deferred_callback[MAX_CALLBACKS];
 static   int                        g_once_init;
-static   struct mutex               g_connected_mutex;
+static   DEFINE_MUTEX(g_connected_mutex);
 
 /* Function to initialize our lock */
 static void connected_init(void)
 {
 	if (!g_once_init) {
-		mutex_init(&g_connected_mutex);
 		g_once_init = 1;
 	}
 }