diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 2e61606fc1d0..6a4008f387b5 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/driver.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/machine.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/regulator.h>
@@ -6899,8 +6900,9 @@ static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
 	 * we'd only do this on systems that need it, and a kernel
 	 * command line option might be useful.
 	 */
-	schedule_delayed_work(&regulator_init_complete_work,
-			      msecs_to_jiffies(30000));
+	queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq,
+			   &regulator_init_complete_work,
+			   msecs_to_jiffies(30000));
 
 	return 0;
 }