diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
index 23bc9db4317e..82607d621aca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void spu_gov_work(struct work_struct *work)
 static void spu_gov_init_work(struct spu_gov_info_struct *info)
 {
 	int delay = usecs_to_jiffies(info->poll_int);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&info->work, spu_gov_work);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&info->work, spu_gov_work);
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(info->policy->cpu, &info->work, delay);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 235a340e81f2..55f0354864e2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static inline void dbs_timer_init(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info)
 	delay -= jiffies % delay;
 
 	dbs_info->enable = 1;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(dbs_info->cpu, &dbs_info->work, delay);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 836e9b062e5e..14c1af5a264f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static inline void dbs_timer_init(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info)
 		delay -= jiffies % delay;
 
 	dbs_info->sample_type = DBS_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&dbs_info->work, do_dbs_timer);
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(dbs_info->cpu, &dbs_info->work, delay);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 70c31d43fff3..b146d76f04cf 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int __init devfreq_start_polling(void)
 	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 	polling = false;
 	devfreq_wq = create_freezable_workqueue("devfreq_wq");
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&devfreq_work, devfreq_monitor);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&devfreq_work, devfreq_monitor);
 	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 
 	devfreq_monitor(&devfreq_work.work);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
index 802498293528..37b23780a4d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/sense.c
@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@ void  mlx4_sense_init(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	for (port = 1; port <= dev->caps.num_ports; port++)
 		sense->do_sense_port[port] = 1;
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&sense->sense_poll, mlx4_sense_port);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&sense->sense_poll, mlx4_sense_port);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/power/ab8500_btemp.c b/drivers/power/ab8500_btemp.c
index bba3ccac72fe..3041514f4d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ab8500_btemp.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ab8500_btemp.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_btemp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Init work for measuring temperature periodically */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->btemp_periodic_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->btemp_periodic_work,
 		ab8500_btemp_periodic_work);
 
 	/* Identify the battery */
diff --git a/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c b/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
index d4f0c98428cb..0701dbc2b7e1 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c
@@ -2618,9 +2618,9 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_charger_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Init work for HW failure check */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->check_hw_failure_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->check_hw_failure_work,
 		ab8500_charger_check_hw_failure_work);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->check_usbchgnotok_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->check_usbchgnotok_work,
 		ab8500_charger_check_usbchargernotok_work);
 
 	/*
@@ -2632,10 +2632,10 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_charger_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * watchdog have to be kicked by the charger driver
 	 * when the AC charger is disabled
 	 */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->kick_wd_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->kick_wd_work,
 		ab8500_charger_kick_watchdog_work);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->check_vbat_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->check_vbat_work,
 		ab8500_charger_check_vbat_work);
 
 	/* Init work for charger detection */
diff --git a/drivers/power/ab8500_fg.c b/drivers/power/ab8500_fg.c
index bf022255994c..5c9e7c263c38 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ab8500_fg.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ab8500_fg.c
@@ -2516,19 +2516,19 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_fg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	INIT_WORK(&di->fg_acc_cur_work, ab8500_fg_acc_cur_work);
 
 	/* Init work for reinitialising the fg algorithm */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->fg_reinit_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->fg_reinit_work,
 		ab8500_fg_reinit_work);
 
 	/* Work delayed Queue to run the state machine */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->fg_periodic_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->fg_periodic_work,
 		ab8500_fg_periodic_work);
 
 	/* Work to check low battery condition */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->fg_low_bat_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->fg_low_bat_work,
 		ab8500_fg_low_bat_work);
 
 	/* Init work for HW failure check */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->fg_check_hw_failure_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->fg_check_hw_failure_work,
 		ab8500_fg_check_hw_failure_work);
 
 	/* Initialize OVV, and other registers */
diff --git a/drivers/power/abx500_chargalg.c b/drivers/power/abx500_chargalg.c
index 804b88c760d6..4d302803ffcc 100644
--- a/drivers/power/abx500_chargalg.c
+++ b/drivers/power/abx500_chargalg.c
@@ -1848,9 +1848,9 @@ static int __devinit abx500_chargalg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Init work for chargalg */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->chargalg_periodic_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->chargalg_periodic_work,
 		abx500_chargalg_periodic_work);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&di->chargalg_wd_work,
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&di->chargalg_wd_work,
 		abx500_chargalg_wd_work);
 
 	/* Init work for chargalg */
diff --git a/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c b/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
index c284143cfcd7..58e67830143c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int __devinit max17040_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	max17040_reset(client);
 	max17040_get_version(client);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&chip->work, max17040_work);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&chip->work, max17040_work);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, MAX17040_DELAY);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
index 3f5acc7771da..6b5e6e0e202f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static int taal_probe(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 		r = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_wq;
 	}
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&td->esd_work, taal_esd_work);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&td->esd_work, taal_esd_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&td->ulps_work, taal_ulps_work);
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dssdev->dev, td);
@@ -962,8 +962,8 @@ static int taal_probe(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 			goto err_irq;
 		}
 
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&td->te_timeout_work,
-					taal_te_timeout_work_callback);
+		INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&td->te_timeout_work,
+				     taal_te_timeout_work_callback);
 
 		dev_dbg(&dssdev->dev, "Using GPIO TE\n");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
index b07e8864f82f..fd40f2625051 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c
@@ -4863,8 +4863,8 @@ static int __init omap_dsihw_probe(struct platform_device *dsidev)
 	mutex_init(&dsi->lock);
 	sema_init(&dsi->bus_lock, 1);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&dsi->framedone_timeout_work,
-			dsi_framedone_timeout_work_callback);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&dsi->framedone_timeout_work,
+			     dsi_framedone_timeout_work_callback);
 
 #ifdef DSI_CATCH_MISSING_TE
 	init_timer(&dsi->te_timer);
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 26c5b4c63861..49a9c51f9ee3 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct execute_work {
 				0, (unsigned long)&(n)),		\
 	}
 
-#define __DEFERRED_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f) {				\
+#define __DEFERRABLE_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f) {				\
 	.work = __WORK_INITIALIZER((n).work, (f)),			\
 	.timer = TIMER_DEFERRED_INITIALIZER(delayed_work_timer_fn,	\
 				0, (unsigned long)&(n)),		\
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ struct execute_work {
 #define DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(n, f)					\
 	struct delayed_work n = __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f)
 
-#define DECLARE_DEFERRED_WORK(n, f)					\
-	struct delayed_work n = __DEFERRED_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f)
+#define DECLARE_DEFERRABLE_WORK(n, f)					\
+	struct delayed_work n = __DEFERRABLE_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f)
 
 /*
  * initialize a work item's function pointer
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static inline unsigned int work_static(struct work_struct *work) { return 0; }
 		(_work)->timer.data = (unsigned long)(_work);		\
 	} while (0)
 
-#define INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(_work, _func)			\
+#define INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(_work, _func)				\
 	do {								\
 		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func));			\
 		init_timer_deferrable(&(_work)->timer);			\
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index f8b0d539b482..35b5cb0da554 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void __cpuinit start_cpu_timer(int cpu)
 	 */
 	if (keventd_up() && reap_work->work.func == NULL) {
 		init_reap_node(cpu);
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(reap_work, cache_reap);
+		INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(reap_work, cache_reap);
 		schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, reap_work,
 					__round_jiffies_relative(HZ, cpu));
 	}
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index df7a6748231d..b3e3b9d525d0 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static void __cpuinit start_cpu_timer(int cpu)
 {
 	struct delayed_work *work = &per_cpu(vmstat_work, cpu);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(work, vmstat_update);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(work, vmstat_update);
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, work, __round_jiffies_relative(HZ, cpu));
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 117afaf51268..112c6e2266e9 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static void neigh_table_init_no_netlink(struct neigh_table *tbl)
 		panic("cannot allocate neighbour cache hashes");
 
 	rwlock_init(&tbl->lock);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&tbl->gc_work, neigh_periodic_work);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&tbl->gc_work, neigh_periodic_work);
 	schedule_delayed_work(&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,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
index e1e0a4e8fd34..7b55c8648d4b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void __init inet_initpeers(void)
 			0, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_PANIC,
 			NULL);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&gc_work, inetpeer_gc_worker);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&gc_work, inetpeer_gc_worker);
 }
 
 static int addr_compare(const struct inetpeer_addr *a,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index 2afd2a84dc35..2a68bb3db772 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ static int create_cache_proc_entries(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net)
 
 void __init cache_initialize(void)
 {
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&cache_cleaner, do_cache_clean);
+	INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&cache_cleaner, do_cache_clean);
 }
 
 int cache_register_net(struct cache_detail *cd, struct net *net)