diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
index 49ea6acbe3..2fe3088752 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ qdf_queue_work(qdf_handle_t hdl, qdf_workqueue_t *wqueue, qdf_work_t *work)
  * @hdl: OS handle
  * @wqueue: pointer to workqueue
  * @work: pointer to work
- * @delay: delay interval
+ * @delay: delay interval in milliseconds
  * Return: none
  */
 static inline void qdf_queue_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static inline void qdf_sched_work(qdf_handle_t hdl, qdf_work_t *work)
  * qdf_sched_delayed_work() - Schedule a delayed task
  * @hdl: OS handle
  * @work: pointer to delayed work
- * @delay: delay interval
+ * @delay: delay interval in milliseconds
  * Return: none
  */
 static inline void qdf_sched_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
index a8c8919ce5..431bb29e47 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static inline void __qdf_queue_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
 					    __qdf_delayed_work_t *work,
 					    uint32_t delay)
 {
-	queue_delayed_work(wqueue, work, delay);
+	queue_delayed_work(wqueue, work, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS __qdf_sched_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
 						  __qdf_delayed_work_t *work,
 						  uint32_t delay)
 {
-	schedule_delayed_work(work, delay);
+	schedule_delayed_work(work, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static inline void __qdf_queue_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
 					    __qdf_delayed_work_t *work,
 					    uint32_t delay)
 {
-	queue_delayed_work(wqueue, &work->dwork, delay);
+	queue_delayed_work(wqueue, &work->dwork, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 }
 
 static inline QDF_STATUS __qdf_sched_work(qdf_handle_t hdl, __qdf_work_t *work)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS __qdf_sched_delayed_work(qdf_handle_t hdl,
 						  __qdf_delayed_work_t *work,
 						  uint32_t delay)
 {
-	schedule_delayed_work(&work->dwork, delay);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&work->dwork, msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }