diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index 15c94246b600..f587c4811faf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int __init appldata_init(void)
 		rc = PTR_ERR(appldata_pdev);
 		goto out_driver;
 	}
-	appldata_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("appldata");
+	appldata_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("appldata", 0);
 	if (!appldata_wq) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_device;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index c00ac4650dce..bcc8f3dfd4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int zfcp_setup_adapter_work_queue(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "zfcp_q_%s",
 		 dev_name(&adapter->ccw_device->dev));
-	adapter->work_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue(name);
+	adapter->work_queue = alloc_ordered_workqueue(name, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 
 	if (adapter->work_queue)
 		return 0;