diff --git a/include/linux/aio.h b/include/linux/aio.h
index 0d71c00..9e350fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/aio.h
+++ b/include/linux/aio.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
 	struct aio_ring_info	ring_info;
 
-	struct work_struct	wq;
+	struct delayed_work	wq;
 };
 
 /* prototypes */
diff --git a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
index efe0ee4..06c58c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/kbd_kern.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	if (t->buf.tail != NULL)
 		t->buf.tail->commit = t->buf.tail->used;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->buf.lock, flags);
-	schedule_work(&t->buf.work);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&t->buf.work, 0);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index abd2deb..5f04006 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@
 	struct ata_host		*host;
 	struct device 		*dev;
 
-	struct work_struct	port_task;
-	struct work_struct	hotplug_task;
+	struct delayed_work	port_task;
+	struct delayed_work	hotplug_task;
 	struct work_struct	scsi_rescan_task;
 
 	unsigned int		hsm_task_state;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 7ccfc7e..95796e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 	unsigned long		cl_lease_time;
 	unsigned long		cl_last_renewal;
-	struct work_struct	cl_renewd;
+	struct delayed_work	cl_renewd;
 
 	struct rpc_wait_queue	cl_rpcwaitq;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
index a2eb9b4..4a68125 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define RPC_PIPE_WAIT_FOR_OPEN	1
 	int flags;
 	struct rpc_pipe_ops *ops;
-	struct work_struct queue_timeout;
+	struct delayed_work queue_timeout;
 };
 
 static inline struct rpc_inode *
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 60394fb..3e04c15 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 	unsigned long		connect_timeout,
 				bind_timeout,
 				reestablish_timeout;
-	struct work_struct	connect_worker;
+	struct delayed_work	connect_worker;
 	unsigned short		port;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 44091c0..c1f7164 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 };
 
 struct tty_bufhead {
-	struct work_struct		work;
+	struct delayed_work work;
 	struct semaphore pty_sem;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct tty_buffer *head;	/* Queue head */
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 9bca353..9faacca 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 	void (*func)(void *);
 	void *data;
 	void *wq_data;
+};
+
+struct delayed_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
 	struct timer_list timer;
 };
 
@@ -28,32 +32,48 @@
         .entry	= { &(n).entry, &(n).entry },			\
 	.func = (f),						\
 	.data = (d),						\
+	}
+
+#define __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f, d) {			\
+	.work = __WORK_INITIALIZER((n).work, (f), (d)),		\
 	.timer = TIMER_INITIALIZER(NULL, 0, 0),			\
 	}
 
 #define DECLARE_WORK(n, f, d)					\
 	struct work_struct n = __WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f, d)
 
+#define DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(n, f, d)				\
+	struct delayed_work n = __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(n, f, d)
+
 /*
- * initialize a work-struct's func and data pointers:
+ * initialize a work item's function and data pointers
  */
 #define PREPARE_WORK(_work, _func, _data)			\
 	do {							\
-		(_work)->func = _func;				\
-		(_work)->data = _data;				\
+		(_work)->func = (_func);			\
+		(_work)->data = (_data);			\
 	} while (0)
 
+#define PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(_work, _func, _data)		\
+	PREPARE_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func), (_data))
+
 /*
- * initialize all of a work-struct:
+ * initialize all of a work item in one go
  */
 #define INIT_WORK(_work, _func, _data)				\
 	do {							\
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(_work)->entry);		\
 		(_work)->pending = 0;				\
 		PREPARE_WORK((_work), (_func), (_data));	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define INIT_DELAYED_WORK(_work, _func, _data)		\
+	do {							\
+		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func), (_data));	\
 		init_timer(&(_work)->timer);			\
 	} while (0)
 
+
 extern struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue(const char *name,
 						    int singlethread);
 #define create_workqueue(name) __create_workqueue((name), 0)
@@ -62,24 +82,24 @@
 extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
 extern int FASTCALL(queue_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct work_struct *work));
-extern int FASTCALL(queue_delayed_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay));
+extern int FASTCALL(queue_delayed_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay));
 extern int queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
-	struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay);
+	struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay);
 extern void FASTCALL(flush_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq));
 
 extern int FASTCALL(schedule_work(struct work_struct *work));
-extern int FASTCALL(schedule_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay));
+extern int FASTCALL(schedule_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay));
 
-extern int schedule_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay);
+extern int schedule_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay);
 extern int schedule_on_each_cpu(void (*func)(void *info), void *info);
 extern void flush_scheduled_work(void);
 extern int current_is_keventd(void);
 extern int keventd_up(void);
 
 extern void init_workqueues(void);
-void cancel_rearming_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work);
+void cancel_rearming_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *work);
 void cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *,
-				       struct work_struct *);
+				       struct delayed_work *);
 int execute_in_process_context(void (*fn)(void *), void *,
 			       struct execute_work *);
 
@@ -88,13 +108,13 @@
  * function may still be running on return from cancel_delayed_work().  Run
  * flush_scheduled_work() to wait on it.
  */
-static inline int cancel_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static inline int cancel_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *work)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = del_timer_sync(&work->timer);
 	if (ret)
-		clear_bit(0, &work->pending);
+		clear_bit(0, &work->work.pending);
 	return ret;
 }