diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 97bf05b..68a9ae7 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/irq_work.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
@@ -1279,7 +1279,10 @@
 	run_local_timers();
 	rcu_check_callbacks(cpu, user_tick);
 	printk_tick();
-	perf_event_do_pending();
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_WORK
+	if (in_irq())
+		irq_work_run();
+#endif
 	scheduler_tick();
 	run_posix_cpu_timers(p);
 }