diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 6ce501447ada..dd4acb158b5e 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int do_remount_sb(struct super_block *sb, int flags, void *data, int force)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_emergency_remount(unsigned long foo)
+static void do_emergency_remount(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 
@@ -697,12 +697,19 @@ static void do_emergency_remount(unsigned long foo)
 		spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+	kfree(work);
 	printk("Emergency Remount complete\n");
 }
 
 void emergency_remount(void)
 {
-	pdflush_operation(do_emergency_remount, 0);
+	struct work_struct *work;
+
+	work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (work) {
+		INIT_WORK(work, do_emergency_remount);
+		schedule_work(work);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index a16d53e5fe9d..ec95a69d17aa 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -42,9 +42,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sync)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void do_sync_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	do_sync(0);
+	kfree(work);
+}
+
 void emergency_sync(void)
 {
-	pdflush_operation(do_sync, 0);
+	struct work_struct *work;
+
+	work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (work) {
+		INIT_WORK(work, do_sync_work);
+		schedule_work(work);
+	}
 }
 
 /*