diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 942bb75..48becab 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -3807,7 +3807,7 @@
 		     WORK_CPU_LAST);
 
 	cpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_up_callback, CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE_UP);
-	cpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_down_callback, CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE_DOWN);
+	hotcpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_down_callback, CPU_PRI_WORKQUEUE_DOWN);
 
 	/* initialize gcwqs */
 	for_each_gcwq_cpu(cpu) {