diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 5dc32b72e7fa..7f05deada7f4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(streams, "turn on support for Streams write directives");
  * nvme_reset_wq - hosts nvme reset works
  * nvme_delete_wq - hosts nvme delete works
  *
- * nvme_wq will host works such are scan, aen handling, fw activation,
- * keep-alive error recovery, periodic reconnects etc. nvme_reset_wq
+ * nvme_wq will host works such as scan, aen handling, fw activation,
+ * keep-alive, periodic reconnects etc. nvme_reset_wq
  * runs reset works which also flush works hosted on nvme_wq for
  * serialization purposes. nvme_delete_wq host controller deletion
  * works which flush reset works for serialization.
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static void nvme_keep_alive_end_io(struct request *rq, blk_status_t status)
 		startka = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl->lock, flags);
 	if (startka)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
+		queue_delayed_work(nvme_wq, &ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
 }
 
 static int nvme_keep_alive(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ static void nvme_keep_alive_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_dbg(ctrl->device,
 			"reschedule traffic based keep-alive timer\n");
 		ctrl->comp_seen = false;
-		schedule_delayed_work(&ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
+		queue_delayed_work(nvme_wq, &ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static void nvme_start_keep_alive(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (unlikely(ctrl->kato == 0))
 		return;
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
+	queue_delayed_work(nvme_wq, &ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
 }
 
 void nvme_stop_keep_alive(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 2a47c6c5007e..3e85c5cacefd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static void nvme_rdma_error_recovery(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(nvme_wq, &ctrl->err_work);
+	queue_work(nvme_reset_wq, &ctrl->err_work);
 }
 
 static void nvme_rdma_wr_error(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index f8fa5c5b79f1..49d4373b84eb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_error_recovery(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(nvme_wq, &to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->err_work);
+	queue_work(nvme_reset_wq, &to_tcp_ctrl(ctrl)->err_work);
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_process_nvme_cqe(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue,