diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index cd759ad90690..bb2e0f0975ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int hpet_cpuhp_notify(struct notifier_block *n,
 
 	switch (action & 0xf) {
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&work.work, hpet_work);
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK_ON_STACK(&work.work, hpet_work);
 		init_completion(&work.complete);
 		/* FIXME: add schedule_work_on() */
 		schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &work.work, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index b36291130f22..47151c8495aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ struct execute_work {
 		init_timer(&(_work)->timer);			\
 	} while (0)
 
+#define INIT_DELAYED_WORK_ON_STACK(_work, _func)		\
+	do {							\
+		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func));		\
+		init_timer_on_stack(&(_work)->timer);		\
+	} while (0)
+
 #define INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(_work, _func)			\
 	do {							\
 		INIT_WORK(&(_work)->work, (_func));		\