diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/timer.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/timer.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -84,11 +84,23 @@
 extern int mod_timer(struct timer_list *, unsigned long);
 extern void add_timer(struct timer_list *);
 extern void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *, int cpu);
-extern int del_timer(struct timer_list *);
-extern int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *);
+
+extern int timer_delete(struct timer_list *);
 extern int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *);
 extern int timer_shutdown_sync(struct timer_list *);
 
+static inline int
+del_timer(struct timer_list *tl)
+{
+	return (timer_delete(tl));
+}
+
+static inline int
+del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *tl)
+{
+	return (timer_delete_sync(tl));
+}
+
 #define	timer_pending(timer)	callout_pending(&(timer)->callout)
 #define	round_jiffies(j)	\
 	((unsigned long)(((j) + linux_timer_hz_mask) & ~linux_timer_hz_mask))
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-del_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
+timer_delete(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
 
 	if (callout_stop(&(timer)->callout) == -1)
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
 
 	if (callout_drain(&(timer)->callout) == -1)
@@ -2137,13 +2137,6 @@
 	return (1);
 }
 
-int
-timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
-{
-
-	return (del_timer_sync(timer));
-}
-
 int
 timer_shutdown_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 {