diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 1135a77b383a..87937c4f9dff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4732,7 +4732,7 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_object_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 	 * detour through a worker.
 	 */
 	if (llist_add(&obj->freed, &i915->mm.free_list))
-		schedule_work(&i915->mm.free_work);
+		queue_work(i915->wq, &i915->mm.free_work);
 }
 
 void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)