diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 7f218e09536152..29101c98399f40 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1695,24 +1695,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_dec_egress_queue);
 
 static struct static_key netstamp_needed __read_mostly;
 #ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
-/* We are not allowed to call static_key_slow_dec() from irq context
- * If net_disable_timestamp() is called from irq context, defer the
- * static_key_slow_dec() calls.
- */
 static atomic_t netstamp_needed_deferred;
-#endif
-
-void net_enable_timestamp(void)
+static void netstamp_clear(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
 	int deferred = atomic_xchg(&netstamp_needed_deferred, 0);
 
-	if (deferred) {
-		while (--deferred)
-			static_key_slow_dec(&netstamp_needed);
-		return;
-	}
+	while (deferred--)
+		static_key_slow_dec(&netstamp_needed);
+}
+static DECLARE_WORK(netstamp_work, netstamp_clear);
 #endif
+
+void net_enable_timestamp(void)
+{
 	static_key_slow_inc(&netstamp_needed);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(net_enable_timestamp);
@@ -1720,12 +1715,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(net_enable_timestamp);
 void net_disable_timestamp(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
-	if (in_interrupt()) {
-		atomic_inc(&netstamp_needed_deferred);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
+	/* net_disable_timestamp() can be called from non process context */
+	atomic_inc(&netstamp_needed_deferred);
+	schedule_work(&netstamp_work);
+#else
 	static_key_slow_dec(&netstamp_needed);
+#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(net_disable_timestamp);