diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
index 0a4ab4c423d1..d96ebf52d953 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
@@ -1456,8 +1456,9 @@ static int wm8753_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	if (codec->dapm.suspend_bias_level == SND_SOC_BIAS_ON) {
 		wm8753_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE);
 		codec->dapm.bias_level = SND_SOC_BIAS_ON;
-		schedule_delayed_work(&codec->dapm.delayed_work,
-			msecs_to_jiffies(caps_charge));
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &codec->dapm.delayed_work,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(caps_charge));
 	}
 
 	return 0;