diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index 9742649f3f88..e18fbbd5d9b4 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@ static void toggle_allocation_gate(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Disable static key and reset timer. */
 	static_branch_disable(&kfence_allocation_key);
 #endif
-	schedule_delayed_work(&kfence_timer, msecs_to_jiffies(kfence_sample_interval));
+	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &kfence_timer,
+			   msecs_to_jiffies(kfence_sample_interval));
 }
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(kfence_timer, toggle_allocation_gate);
 
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ void __init kfence_init(void)
 	}
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(kfence_enabled, true);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&kfence_timer, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &kfence_timer, 0);
 	pr_info("initialized - using %lu bytes for %d objects at 0x%p-0x%p\n", KFENCE_POOL_SIZE,
 		CONFIG_KFENCE_NUM_OBJECTS, (void *)__kfence_pool,
 		(void *)(__kfence_pool + KFENCE_POOL_SIZE));