diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index d3d14e81fb12..5f8db5c5140f 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -249,9 +249,10 @@ struct device_type part_type = {
 	.uevent		= part_uevent,
 };
 
-static void delete_partition_rcu_cb(struct rcu_head *head)
+static void delete_partition_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct hd_struct *part = container_of(head, struct hd_struct, rcu_head);
+	struct hd_struct *part = container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct hd_struct,
+					rcu_work);
 
 	part->start_sect = 0;
 	part->nr_sects = 0;
@@ -262,7 +263,8 @@ static void delete_partition_rcu_cb(struct rcu_head *head)
 void __delete_partition(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 {
 	struct hd_struct *part = container_of(ref, struct hd_struct, ref);
-	call_rcu(&part->rcu_head, delete_partition_rcu_cb);
+	INIT_RCU_WORK(&part->rcu_work, delete_partition_work_fn);
+	queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &part->rcu_work);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 70fc838e6773..0c5ee17b4d88 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct hd_struct {
 	struct disk_stats dkstats;
 #endif
 	struct percpu_ref ref;
-	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
+	struct rcu_work rcu_work;
 };
 
 #define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE			1