diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
index 16b7a72a70c4..3b2365c8eab2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ struct megasas_evt_detail {
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 struct megasas_aen_event {
-	struct work_struct hotplug_work;
+	struct delayed_work hotplug_work;
 	struct megasas_instance *instance;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index d2c5366aff7f..e4f2baacf1e1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -2060,9 +2060,9 @@ megasas_service_aen(struct megasas_instance *instance, struct megasas_cmd *cmd)
 		} else {
 			ev->instance = instance;
 			instance->ev = ev;
-			INIT_WORK(&ev->hotplug_work, megasas_aen_polling);
-			schedule_delayed_work(
-				(struct delayed_work *)&ev->hotplug_work, 0);
+			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ev->hotplug_work,
+					  megasas_aen_polling);
+			schedule_delayed_work(&ev->hotplug_work, 0);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -4352,8 +4352,7 @@ megasas_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	/* cancel the delayed work if this work still in queue */
 	if (instance->ev != NULL) {
 		struct megasas_aen_event *ev = instance->ev;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(
-			(struct delayed_work *)&ev->hotplug_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ev->hotplug_work);
 		instance->ev = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -4545,8 +4544,7 @@ static void __devexit megasas_detach_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* cancel the delayed work if this work still in queue*/
 	if (instance->ev != NULL) {
 		struct megasas_aen_event *ev = instance->ev;
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(
-			(struct delayed_work *)&ev->hotplug_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ev->hotplug_work);
 		instance->ev = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -5190,7 +5188,7 @@ static void
 megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct megasas_aen_event *ev =
-		container_of(work, struct megasas_aen_event, hotplug_work);
+		container_of(work, struct megasas_aen_event, hotplug_work.work);
 	struct megasas_instance *instance = ev->instance;
 	union megasas_evt_class_locale class_locale;
 	struct  Scsi_Host *host;