diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 8d053f5..8532bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 	dbs_info->enable = 1;
 	ondemand_powersave_bias_init();
 	dbs_info->sample_type = DBS_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
 	queue_delayed_work_on(dbs_info->cpu, kondemand_wq, &dbs_info->work,
 	                      delay);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index b8abfc7..f16ba1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@
 		init_timer(&(_work)->timer);			\
 	} while (0)
 
+#define INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(_work, _func)			\
+	do {							\
+		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func));		\
+		init_timer_deferrable(&(_work)->timer);		\
+	} while (0)
+
 /**
  * work_pending - Find out whether a work item is currently pending
  * @work: The work item in question