diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 59eb444fe17c7d95a3cb64c8fc8c839c706aab42..a69470e02bf4c44faae3021992641865cdd0c02b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void n_tty_set_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
 		 */
 		WARN_RATELIMIT(test_bit(TTY_LDISC_HALTED, &tty->flags),
 			       "scheduling buffer work for halted ldisc\n");
-		schedule_work(&tty->port->buf.work);
+		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &tty->port->buf.work);
 	}
 }