diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index c784edd..7fd0fac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ int __init spu_sched_init(void)
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&spu_prio->runq_lock);
 
+	init_timer(&spusched_timer);
 	setup_timer(&spusched_timer, spusched_wake, 0);
 
 	spusched_task = kthread_run(spusched_thread, NULL, "spusched");
@@ -938,6 +939,8 @@ int __init spu_sched_init(void)
 		goto out_free_spu_prio;
 	}
 
+	mod_timer(&spusched_timer, 0);
+
 	entry = create_proc_entry("spu_loadavg", 0, NULL);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto out_stop_kthread;