diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 18ddc5e67e39099bc9634e9e4def4232cfc4fdef..80627b6a2bf969a3860ca28350ae051eb123c15a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ struct device_type usb_device_type = {
 
 static int ksuspend_usb_init(void)
 {
-	ksuspend_usb_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ksuspend_usbd");
+	/* This workqueue is supposed to be both freezable and
+	 * singlethreaded.  Its job doesn't justify running on more
+	 * than one CPU.
+	 */
+	ksuspend_usb_wq = create_freezeable_workqueue("ksuspend_usbd");
 	if (!ksuspend_usb_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;