diff --git a/drivers/input/input-polldev.c b/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
index b1aabde..b253973 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@
 		dev->open(dev);
 
 	/* Only start polling if polling is enabled */
-	if (dev->poll_interval > 0)
-		queue_delayed_work(system_freezable_wq, &dev->work, 0);
+	if (dev->poll_interval > 0) {
+		dev->poll(dev);
+		input_polldev_queue_work(dev);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }