diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 0961d36833d5..b72159ccca3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2292,8 +2292,9 @@ static void __ibmvnic_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	adapter = container_of(work, struct ibmvnic_adapter, ibmvnic_reset);
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit_lock(0, &adapter->resetting)) {
-		schedule_delayed_work(&adapter->ibmvnic_delayed_reset,
-				      IBMVNIC_RESET_DELAY);
+		queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq,
+				   &adapter->ibmvnic_delayed_reset,
+				   IBMVNIC_RESET_DELAY);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2437,7 +2438,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	list_add_tail(&rwi->list, &adapter->rwi_list);
 	netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Scheduling reset (reason %s)\n",
 		   reset_reason_to_string(reason));
-	schedule_work(&adapter->ibmvnic_reset);
+	queue_work(system_long_wq, &adapter->ibmvnic_reset);
 
 	ret = 0;
 err: