diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qcom/msm_lmh_dcvs.c b/drivers/thermal/qcom/msm_lmh_dcvs.c
index 0dab1783aec7..3a77a717d510 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qcom/msm_lmh_dcvs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qcom/msm_lmh_dcvs.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int limits_dcvs_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_init(&hw->access_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&hw->cdev_register_work, register_cooling_device);
-	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&hw->freq_poll_work, limits_dcvs_poll);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hw->freq_poll_work, limits_dcvs_poll);
 	hw->osm_hw_reg = devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, request_reg, 0x4);
 	if (!hw->osm_hw_reg) {
 		pr_err("register remap failed\n");