diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
index 40b8506ac66f..53be764968e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ void amdgpu_irq_delegate(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 			 unsigned int num_dw)
 {
 	amdgpu_ih_ring_write(adev, &adev->irq.ih_soft, entry->iv_entry, num_dw);
-	schedule_work(&adev->irq.ih_soft_work);
+	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &adev->irq.ih_soft_work);
 }
 
 /**