diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index a0e26d1b717f..0e315f770755 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ void wb_memcg_offline(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 	memcg_cgwb_list->next = NULL;	/* prevent new wb's */
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cgwb_lock);
 
-	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &cleanup_offline_cgwbs_work);
+	queue_work(system_dfl_wq, &cleanup_offline_cgwbs_work);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index 4f79ec720752..1b779cee6ca2 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void toggle_allocation_gate(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Disable static key and reset timer. */
 	static_branch_disable(&kfence_allocation_key);
 #endif
-	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &kfence_timer,
+	queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &kfence_timer,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(kfence_sample_interval));
 }
 
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static void kfence_init_enable(void)
 #endif
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(kfence_enabled, true);
-	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &kfence_timer, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &kfence_timer, 0);
 
 	pr_info("initialized - using %lu bytes for %d objects at 0x%p-0x%p\n", KFENCE_POOL_SIZE,
 		CONFIG_KFENCE_NUM_OBJECTS, (void *)__kfence_pool,
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int kfence_enable_late(void)
 		return kfence_init_late();
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(kfence_enabled, true);
-	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &kfence_timer, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &kfence_timer, 0);
 	pr_info("re-enabled\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 7d6cf47e6d4c..21d17975c4ac 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static void flush_memcg_stats_dwork(struct work_struct *w)
 	 * in latency-sensitive paths is as cheap as possible.
 	 */
 	__mem_cgroup_flush_stats(root_mem_cgroup, true);
-	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &stats_flush_dwork, FLUSH_TIME);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &stats_flush_dwork, FLUSH_TIME);
 }
 
 unsigned long memcg_page_state(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, int idx)
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ static int mem_cgroup_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 		goto offline_kmem;
 
 	if (unlikely(mem_cgroup_is_root(memcg)) && !mem_cgroup_disabled())
-		queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &stats_flush_dwork,
+		queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &stats_flush_dwork,
 				   FLUSH_TIME);
 	lru_gen_online_memcg(memcg);