diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
index faea331af105..8fff934f5ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
@@ -3990,12 +3990,13 @@ static int dwc3_msm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Create freezable workqueue for sm_work so that it gets scheduled only
-	 * after pm_resume has happened completely. This helps in avoiding race
-	 * conditions between xhci_plat_resume and xhci_runtime_resume; and also
-	 * between hcd disconnect and xhci_resume.
+	 * Create an ordered freezable workqueue for sm_work so that it gets
+	 * scheduled only after pm_resume has happened completely. This helps
+	 * in avoiding race conditions between xhci_plat_resume and
+	 * xhci_runtime_resume and also between hcd disconnect and xhci_resume.
 	 */
-	mdwc->sm_usb_wq = create_freezable_workqueue("k_sm_usb");
+	mdwc->sm_usb_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("k_sm_usb",
+						WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!mdwc->sm_usb_wq) {
 		destroy_workqueue(mdwc->dwc3_wq);
 		return -ENOMEM;