diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d6a6650..f3d603c 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,13 @@ void drain_all_pages(struct zone *zone)
 	 */
 	static cpumask_t cpus_with_pcps;
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure nobody triggers this path before mm_percpu_wq is fully
+	 * initialized.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!mm_percpu_wq))
+		return;
+
 	/* Workqueues cannot recurse */
 	if (current->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
 		return;
@@ -2422,7 +2429,7 @@ void drain_all_pages(struct zone *zone)
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, &cpus_with_pcps) {
 		struct work_struct *work = per_cpu_ptr(&pcpu_drain, cpu);
 		INIT_WORK(work, drain_local_pages_wq);
-		schedule_work_on(cpu, work);
+		queue_work_on(cpu, mm_percpu_wq, work);
 	}
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, &cpus_with_pcps)
 		flush_work(per_cpu_ptr(&pcpu_drain, cpu));