diff --git a/kernel/sched/psi.c b/kernel/sched/psi.c
index 6d07b4948d29..9ce3339e6691 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/psi.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/psi.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void group_init(struct psi_group *group)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		seqcount_init(&per_cpu_ptr(group->pcpu, cpu)->seq);
 	group->avg_next_update = sched_clock() + psi_period;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&group->avgs_work, psi_avgs_work);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&group->avgs_work, psi_avgs_work);
 	mutex_init(&group->avgs_lock);
 	/* Init trigger-related members */
 	atomic_set(&group->poll_scheduled, 0);