diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 8752f75..7847301 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
 int printk(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /*
- * Special printk facility for scheduler use only, _DO_NOT_USE_ !
+ * Special printk facility for scheduler/timekeeping use only, _DO_NOT_USE_ !
  */
-__printf(1, 2) __cold int printk_sched(const char *fmt, ...);
+__printf(1, 2) __cold int printk_deferred(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /*
  * Please don't use printk_ratelimit(), because it shares ratelimiting state
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline __printf(1, 2) __cold
-int printk_sched(const char *s, ...)
+int printk_deferred(const char *s, ...)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index dc2b8bd..35d9db2 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-int printk_sched(const char *fmt, ...)
+int printk_deferred(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	int r;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 913c6d6..caf03e8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@
 		 * leave kernel.
 		 */
 		if (p->mm && printk_ratelimit()) {
-			printk_sched("process %d (%s) no longer affine to cpu%d\n",
+			printk_deferred("process %d (%s) no longer affine to cpu%d\n",
 					task_pid_nr(p), p->comm, cpu);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index f9ca7d1..d17e1c4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 
 		if (!lag_once) {
 			lag_once = true;
-			printk_sched("sched: DL replenish lagged to much\n");
+			printk_deferred("sched: DL replenish lagged to much\n");
 		}
 		dl_se->deadline = rq_clock(rq) + pi_se->dl_deadline;
 		dl_se->runtime = pi_se->dl_runtime;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 0ebfd7a..5d7667b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@
 
 			if (!once) {
 				once = true;
-				printk_sched("sched: RT throttling activated\n");
+				printk_deferred("sched: RT throttling activated\n");
 			}
 		} else {
 			/*