diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index 708f8e92771a..dd9a5743fa99 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -678,10 +678,10 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_set_polling(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		return;
 
 	if (delay > 1000)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&(tz->poll_queue),
+		queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &(tz->poll_queue),
 				      round_jiffies(msecs_to_jiffies(delay)));
 	else
-		schedule_delayed_work(&(tz->poll_queue),
+		queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &(tz->poll_queue),
 				      msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 }