diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
index 7a1b4a7791ba..e55713083c78 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
@@ -890,8 +890,9 @@ static void arizona_micd_detect(struct work_struct *work)
 
 handled:
 	if (info->detecting)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&info->micd_timeout_work,
-				      msecs_to_jiffies(info->micd_timeout));
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &info->micd_timeout_work,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(info->micd_timeout));
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(info->dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
@@ -912,8 +913,9 @@ static irqreturn_t arizona_micdet(int irq, void *data)
 	mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
 
 	if (debounce)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&info->micd_detect_work,
-				      msecs_to_jiffies(debounce));
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &info->micd_detect_work,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(debounce));
 	else
 		arizona_micd_detect(&info->micd_detect_work.work);
 
@@ -967,12 +969,14 @@ static irqreturn_t arizona_jackdet(int irq, void *data)
 	if (val == info->last_jackdet) {
 		dev_dbg(arizona->dev, "Suppressing duplicate JACKDET\n");
 		if (cancelled_hp)
-			schedule_delayed_work(&info->hpdet_work,
-					      msecs_to_jiffies(HPDET_DEBOUNCE));
+			queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+					   &info->hpdet_work,
+					   msecs_to_jiffies(HPDET_DEBOUNCE));
 
 		if (cancelled_mic)
-			schedule_delayed_work(&info->micd_timeout_work,
-					      msecs_to_jiffies(info->micd_timeout));
+			queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+					   &info->micd_timeout_work,
+					   msecs_to_jiffies(info->micd_timeout));
 
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -994,8 +998,9 @@ static irqreturn_t arizona_jackdet(int irq, void *data)
 
 			arizona_start_mic(info);
 		} else {
-			schedule_delayed_work(&info->hpdet_work,
-					      msecs_to_jiffies(HPDET_DEBOUNCE));
+			queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+					   &info->hpdet_work,
+					   msecs_to_jiffies(HPDET_DEBOUNCE));
 		}
 
 		regmap_update_bits(arizona->regmap,