diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index f8012feddf6d..b9e9e0d38672 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void neigh_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * ARP entry timeouts range from 1/2 BASE_REACHABLE_TIME to 3/2
 	 * BASE_REACHABLE_TIME.
 	 */
-	schedule_delayed_work(&tbl->gc_work,
+	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &tbl->gc_work,
 			      NEIGH_VAR(&tbl->parms, BASE_REACHABLE_TIME) >> 1);
 	write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 }
@@ -1565,7 +1565,8 @@ static void neigh_table_init_no_netlink(struct neigh_table *tbl)
 
 	rwlock_init(&tbl->lock);
 	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&tbl->gc_work, neigh_periodic_work);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&tbl->gc_work, tbl->parms.reachable_time);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &tbl->gc_work,
+			tbl->parms.reachable_time);
 	setup_timer(&tbl->proxy_timer, neigh_proxy_process, (unsigned long)tbl);
 	skb_queue_head_init_class(&tbl->proxy_queue,
 			&neigh_table_proxy_queue_class);