diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index 836df51e06..9b0db6c6a5 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -531,7 +531,9 @@ void rt_timer_check(void)
     struct rt_timer *t;
     rt_tick_t current_tick;
     register rt_base_t level;
-    rt_list_t list = RT_LIST_OBJECT_INIT(list);
+    rt_list_t list;
+
+    rt_list_init(&list);
 
     RT_DEBUG_LOG(RT_DEBUG_TIMER, ("timer check enter\n"));
 
@@ -613,7 +615,9 @@ void rt_soft_timer_check(void)
     rt_tick_t current_tick;
     struct rt_timer *t;
     register rt_base_t level;
-    rt_list_t list = RT_LIST_OBJECT_INIT(list);
+    rt_list_t list;
+
+    rt_list_init(&list);
 
     RT_DEBUG_LOG(RT_DEBUG_TIMER, ("software timer check enter\n"));