diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/mhi_dev/mhi_sm.c b/drivers/platform/msm/mhi_dev/mhi_sm.c
index 7802f6069767..460b422438a4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/mhi_dev/mhi_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/mhi_dev/mhi_sm.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void mhi_dev_sm_pcie_handler(struct ep_pcie_notify *notify)
 
 	dstate_change_evt->event = event;
 	INIT_WORK(&dstate_change_evt->work, mhi_sm_pcie_event_manager);
-	queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &dstate_change_evt->work);
+	queue_work(mhi_sm_ctx->mhi_sm_wq, &dstate_change_evt->work);
 	atomic_inc(&mhi_sm_ctx->pending_pcie_events);
 
 exit: