diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index cf514ba0dfc3e..fa7bd3b34f528 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4804,7 +4804,7 @@ static void link_pwq(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 	pwq->work_color = wq->work_color;
 
 	/* link in @pwq */
-	list_add_rcu(&pwq->pwqs_node, &wq->pwqs);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&pwq->pwqs_node, &wq->pwqs);
 }
 
 /* obtain a pool matching @attr and create a pwq associating the pool and @wq */