diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index 129729d35478..aa29198fca3e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include "leds.h"
 
 static struct class *leds_class;
@@ -97,10 +97,9 @@ static const struct attribute_group *led_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static void led_work_function(struct work_struct *ws)
+static void led_timer_function(unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct led_classdev *led_cdev =
-		container_of(ws, struct led_classdev, blink_work.work);
+	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = (void *)data;
 	unsigned long brightness;
 	unsigned long delay;
 
@@ -144,8 +143,7 @@ static void led_work_function(struct work_struct *ws)
 		}
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &led_cdev->blink_work,
-			   msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 }
 
 static void set_brightness_delayed(struct work_struct *ws)
@@ -233,7 +231,9 @@ int led_classdev_register(struct device *parent, struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&led_cdev->set_brightness_work, set_brightness_delayed);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&led_cdev->blink_work, led_work_function);
+	init_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.function = led_timer_function;
+	led_cdev->blink_timer.data = (unsigned long)led_cdev;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	led_trigger_set_default(led_cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-core.c b/drivers/leds/led-core.c
index 4bb116867b88..71b40d3bf776 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-core.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-core.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include "leds.h"
 
 DECLARE_RWSEM(leds_list_lock);
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ static void led_set_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &led_cdev->blink_work, 1);
+	mod_timer(&led_cdev->blink_timer, jiffies + 1);
 }
 
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ void led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 		   unsigned long *delay_on,
 		   unsigned long *delay_off)
 {
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&led_cdev->blink_work);
+	del_timer_sync(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
 
 	led_cdev->flags &= ~LED_BLINK_ONESHOT;
 	led_cdev->flags &= ~LED_BLINK_ONESHOT_STOP;
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ void led_blink_set_oneshot(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 			   int invert)
 {
 	if ((led_cdev->flags & LED_BLINK_ONESHOT) &&
-	     delayed_work_pending(&led_cdev->blink_work))
+	     timer_pending(&led_cdev->blink_timer))
 		return;
 
 	led_cdev->flags |= LED_BLINK_ONESHOT;
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(led_blink_set_oneshot);
 
 void led_stop_software_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&led_cdev->blink_work);
+	del_timer_sync(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
 	led_cdev->blink_delay_on = 0;
 	led_cdev->blink_delay_off = 0;
 }
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_stop_software_blink);
 void led_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 			enum led_brightness brightness)
 {
-	/* delay brightness setting if need to stop soft-blink work */
+	/* delay brightness setting if need to stop soft-blink timer */
 	if (led_cdev->blink_delay_on || led_cdev->blink_delay_off) {
 		led_cdev->delayed_set_value = brightness;
 		schedule_work(&led_cdev->set_brightness_work);
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index 6a599dce7f9d..e43686472197 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 struct device;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ struct led_classdev {
 	const char		*default_trigger;	/* Trigger to use */
 
 	unsigned long		 blink_delay_on, blink_delay_off;
-	struct delayed_work	 blink_work;
+	struct timer_list	 blink_timer;
 	int			 blink_brightness;
 
 	struct work_struct	set_brightness_work;