diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index dbf741c95835f953c8d6d554f7f087286f3c9381..ce57ede6e981e85aeaeb2c84b1a2cb0b1a0ddf96 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int gameport_queue_event(void *object, struct module *owner,
 	event->owner = owner;
 
 	list_add_tail(&event->node, &gameport_event_list);
-	schedule_work(&gameport_event_work);
+	queue_work(system_long_wq, &gameport_event_work);
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gameport_event_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 7c38d1fbabf2339afeedd1ab2d21ec909de61621..ba70058e2be3ae2bc6a3289c08d541f336a4aad8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int serio_queue_event(void *object, struct module *owner,
 	event->owner = owner;
 
 	list_add_tail(&event->node, &serio_event_list);
-	schedule_work(&serio_event_work);
+	queue_work(system_long_wq, &serio_event_work);
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&serio_event_lock, flags);