diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c b/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
index a30f34cf512c..95e06886991d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/util_macros.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 /* Addresses to scan */
 static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x2C, 0x2E, 0x2F, I2C_CLIENT_END };
@@ -260,11 +261,10 @@ static int adt7470_update_thread(void *p)
 		adt7470_read_temperatures(client, data);
 		mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 
-		schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(data->auto_update_interval));
+		schedule_timeout_interruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(data->auto_update_interval));
 	}
 
 	return 0;