diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index a4bb53e2e26a1..0c2c383eb7d0e 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 #include <linux/nodemask.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/locallock.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_para.h>
 
@@ -360,8 +358,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(system_power_efficient_wq);
 struct workqueue_struct *system_freezable_power_efficient_wq __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(system_freezable_power_efficient_wq);
 
-static DEFINE_LOCAL_IRQ_LOCK(pendingb_lock);
-
 static int worker_thread(void *__worker);
 static void workqueue_sysfs_unregister(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
@@ -1132,11 +1128,9 @@ static void put_pwq_unlocked(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 		 * As both pwqs and pools are RCU protected, the
 		 * following lock operations are safe.
 		 */
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		local_spin_lock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 		put_pwq(pwq);
-		local_spin_unlock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+		spin_unlock_irq(&pwq->pool->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1240,7 +1234,7 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
 	struct worker_pool *pool;
 	struct pool_workqueue *pwq;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock, *flags);
+	local_irq_save(*flags);
 
 	/* try to steal the timer if it exists */
 	if (is_dwork) {
@@ -1304,10 +1298,10 @@ static int try_to_grab_pending(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork,
 	spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
 fail:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, *flags);
+	local_irq_restore(*flags);
 	if (work_is_canceling(work))
 		return -ENOENT;
-	cpu_chill();
+	cpu_relax();
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
@@ -1409,7 +1403,7 @@ static void __queue_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	 * queued or lose PENDING.  Grabbing PENDING and queueing should
 	 * happen with IRQ disabled.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE_NONRT(!irqs_disabled());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
 
 
 	/* if draining, only works from the same workqueue are allowed */
@@ -1517,14 +1511,14 @@ bool queue_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	bool ret = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock,flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work))) {
 		__queue_work(cpu, wq, work);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_work_on);
@@ -1592,14 +1586,14 @@ bool queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* read the comment in __queue_work() */
-	local_lock_irqsave(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work))) {
 		__queue_delayed_work(cpu, wq, dwork, delay);
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queue_delayed_work_on);
@@ -1634,7 +1628,7 @@ bool mod_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 
 	if (likely(ret >= 0)) {
 		__queue_delayed_work(cpu, wq, dwork, delay);
-		local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 
 	/* -ENOENT from try_to_grab_pending() becomes %true */
@@ -2963,7 +2957,7 @@ static bool __cancel_work_timer(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork)
 
 	/* tell other tasks trying to grab @work to back off */
 	mark_work_canceling(work);
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * This allows canceling during early boot.  We know that @work
@@ -3024,10 +3018,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cancel_work_sync);
  */
 bool flush_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *dwork)
 {
-	local_lock_irq(pendingb_lock);
+	local_irq_disable();
 	if (del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer))
 		__queue_work(dwork->cpu, dwork->wq, &dwork->work);
-	local_unlock_irq(pendingb_lock);
+	local_irq_enable();
 	return flush_work(&dwork->work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_delayed_work);
@@ -3045,7 +3039,7 @@ static bool __cancel_work(struct work_struct *work, bool is_dwork)
 		return false;
 
 	set_work_pool_and_clear_pending(work, get_work_pool_id(work));
-	local_unlock_irqrestore(pendingb_lock, flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
