diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
index 9d2d94f1fb75..c58f56f24a9c 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
@@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ bool xp_put_pool(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
 
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&pool->users)) {
 		INIT_WORK(&pool->work, xp_release_deferred);
-		schedule_work(&pool->work);
+		/* Teardown calls ndo_bpf(), which may need powered hardware.
+		 * RTNL alone does not exclude the device's system PM callbacks.
+		 */
+		queue_work(system_freezable_wq, &pool->work);
 		return true;
 	}