diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
index cd1e7c6d2fc0..86127300b102 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
 
 	timer_setup(&hsr->announce_timer, hsr_announce, 0);
 	timer_setup(&hsr->prune_timer, hsr_prune_nodes, 0);
+	timer_setup(&hsr->prune_proxy_timer, hsr_prune_proxy_nodes, 0);
 
 	ether_addr_copy(hsr->sup_multicast_addr, def_multicast_addr);
 	hsr->sup_multicast_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1] = multicast_spec;
@@ -631,7 +632,6 @@ int hsr_dev_finalize(struct net_device *hsr_dev, struct net_device *slave[2],
 
 		hsr->redbox = true;
 		ether_addr_copy(hsr->macaddress_redbox, interlink->dev_addr);
-		timer_setup(&hsr->prune_proxy_timer, hsr_prune_proxy_nodes, 0);
 		mod_timer(&hsr->prune_proxy_timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(PRUNE_PROXY_PERIOD));
 	}