diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index 838f7ac0dc32..6db31089d2d7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(css_reprobe_work, reprobe_all);
 void css_schedule_reprobe(void)
 {
 	need_reprobe = 1;
-	queue_work(ccw_device_work, &css_reprobe_work);
+	queue_work(slow_path_wq, &css_reprobe_work);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(css_schedule_reprobe);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 8867443b8060..bfad421cda66 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ device_trigger_reprobe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	if (sch->schib.pmcw.dev != cdev->private->dev_id.devno) {
 		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
 			     ccw_device_move_to_orphanage);
-		queue_work(ccw_device_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
+		queue_work(slow_path_wq, &cdev->private->kick_work);
 	} else
 		ccw_device_start_id(cdev, 0);
 }