diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 8f142370103d..bc5edacb0c34 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int ksuspend_usb_init(void)
 	 * singlethreaded.  Its job doesn't justify running on more
 	 * than one CPU.
 	 */
-	ksuspend_usb_wq = create_freezeable_workqueue("ksuspend_usbd");
+	ksuspend_usb_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ksuspend_usbd");
 	if (!ksuspend_usb_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;