diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
index 59e6442ddf4a..a7965b457bee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
@@ -3055,9 +3055,8 @@ static int rvu_flr_init(struct rvu *rvu)
 			    cfg | BIT_ULL(22));
 	}
 
-	rvu->flr_wq = alloc_workqueue("rvu_afpf_flr",
-				      WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
-				       1);
+	rvu->flr_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("rvu_afpf_flr",
+					      WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!rvu->flr_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 05ee55022b92..3f044b161e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static int otx2_pf_flr_init(struct otx2_nic *pf, int num_vfs)
 {
 	int vf;
 
-	pf->flr_wq = alloc_workqueue("otx2_pf_flr_wq",
-				     WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI, 1);
+	pf->flr_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("otx2_pf_flr_wq", WQ_HIGHPRI);
 	if (!pf->flr_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -584,9 +583,8 @@ static int otx2_pfvf_mbox_init(struct otx2_nic *pf, int numvfs)
 	if (!pf->mbox_pfvf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	pf->mbox_pfvf_wq = alloc_workqueue("otx2_pfvf_mailbox",
-					   WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI |
-					   WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	pf->mbox_pfvf_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("otx2_pfvf_mailbox",
+						   WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!pf->mbox_pfvf_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1088,9 +1086,8 @@ static int otx2_pfaf_mbox_init(struct otx2_nic *pf)
 	int err;
 
 	mbox->pfvf = pf;
-	pf->mbox_wq = alloc_workqueue("otx2_pfaf_mailbox",
-				      WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI |
-				      WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	pf->mbox_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("otx2_pfaf_mailbox",
+					      WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!pf->mbox_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
index 68fef947ccce..dcb8190de240 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c
@@ -308,9 +308,8 @@ static int otx2vf_vfaf_mbox_init(struct otx2_nic *vf)
 	int err;
 
 	mbox->pfvf = vf;
-	vf->mbox_wq = alloc_workqueue("otx2_vfaf_mailbox",
-				      WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_HIGHPRI |
-				      WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	vf->mbox_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("otx2_vfaf_mailbox",
+					      WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!vf->mbox_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;