diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
index 828d0f4106d2..cba6dd15de3b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int __init TAU_init(void)
 	tau_int_enable = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TAU_INT) &&
 			 !strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->platform, "ppc750");
 
-	tau_workq = alloc_workqueue("tau", WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
+	tau_workq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("tau", 0);
 	if (!tau_workq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
index 719c97a155ed..47f8eabd1bee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
@@ -564,8 +564,7 @@ int __init dlpar_workqueue_init(void)
 	if (pseries_hp_wq)
 		return 0;
 
-	pseries_hp_wq = alloc_workqueue("pseries hotplug workqueue",
-			WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
+	pseries_hp_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("pseries hotplug workqueue", 0);
 
 	return pseries_hp_wq ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }