diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index bbc4ce66c2c1..bcaba17688f6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ struct n_hdlc {
 /*
  * HDLC buffer list manipulation functions
  */
-static void n_hdlc_buf_list_init(struct n_hdlc_buf_list *list);
 static void n_hdlc_buf_put(struct n_hdlc_buf_list *list,
 			   struct n_hdlc_buf *buf);
 static struct n_hdlc_buf *n_hdlc_buf_get(struct n_hdlc_buf_list *list);
@@ -853,10 +852,10 @@ static struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc_alloc(void)
 	if (!n_hdlc)
 		return NULL;
 
-	n_hdlc_buf_list_init(&n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list);
-	n_hdlc_buf_list_init(&n_hdlc->tx_free_buf_list);
-	n_hdlc_buf_list_init(&n_hdlc->rx_buf_list);
-	n_hdlc_buf_list_init(&n_hdlc->tx_buf_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&n_hdlc->rx_free_buf_list.spinlock);
+	spin_lock_init(&n_hdlc->tx_free_buf_list.spinlock);
+	spin_lock_init(&n_hdlc->rx_buf_list.spinlock);
+	spin_lock_init(&n_hdlc->tx_buf_list.spinlock);
 	
 	/* allocate free rx buffer list */
 	for(i=0;i<DEFAULT_RX_BUF_COUNT;i++) {
@@ -884,16 +883,6 @@ static struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc_alloc(void)
 	
 }	/* end of n_hdlc_alloc() */
 
-/**
- * n_hdlc_buf_list_init - initialize specified HDLC buffer list
- * @list - pointer to buffer list
- */
-static void n_hdlc_buf_list_init(struct n_hdlc_buf_list *list)
-{
-	memset(list, 0, sizeof(*list));
-	spin_lock_init(&list->spinlock);
-}	/* end of n_hdlc_buf_list_init() */
-
 /**
  * n_hdlc_buf_put - add specified HDLC buffer to tail of specified list
  * @list - pointer to buffer list