diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 62b0bc6e498..0a28d4db359 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_wq);
 
 static int __init pm_start_workqueue(void)
 {
-	pm_wq = create_freezeable_workqueue("pm");
+	pm_wq = alloc_workqueue("pm", WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
 
 	return pm_wq ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }