diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/periodic_work.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/periodic_work.c
index 3562e8b2824b..5e56088cf855 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/periodic_work.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/periodic_work.c
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ bool visor_periodic_work_stop(struct periodic_work *pw)
 		}
 		if (pw->is_scheduled) {
 			write_unlock(&pw->lock);
-			__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			schedule_timeout(10);
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 			write_lock(&pw->lock);
 		} else {
 			pw->want_to_stop = false;