diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index a369b35d044d..8bc98d55bba8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -12429,7 +12429,7 @@ intel_atomic_commit_ready(struct i915_sw_fence *fence,
 				&to_i915(state->base.dev)->atomic_helper;
 
 			if (llist_add(&state->freed, &helper->free_list))
-				schedule_work(&helper->free_work);
+				queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &helper->free_work);
 			break;
 		}
 	}