diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
index edaa4058686b7001ebe0f2322c24e072d85aa8f7..4dc30e7890f6c4c99eed6a8109ffd7aaf880d2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ static irqreturn_t rcar_thermal_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	rcar_thermal_for_each_priv(priv, common) {
 		if (rcar_thermal_had_changed(priv, status)) {
 			rcar_thermal_irq_disable(priv);
-			schedule_delayed_work(&priv->work,
-					      msecs_to_jiffies(300));
+			queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &priv->work,
+					   msecs_to_jiffies(300));
 		}
 	}