diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index ea71612f6b36f..5740c98d8c9f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/phy/phy.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT) || defined(CONFIG_MACB_USE_HWSTAMP)
 #define MACB_EXT_DESC
@@ -1330,7 +1331,7 @@ struct macb {
 	spinlock_t rx_fs_lock;
 	unsigned int max_tuples;
 
-	struct tasklet_struct	hresp_err_tasklet;
+	struct work_struct	hresp_err_bh_work;
 
 	int	rx_bd_rd_prefetch;
 	int	tx_bd_rd_prefetch;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 11665be3a22c7..95e8742dce1da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -1792,9 +1792,9 @@ static int macb_tx_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	return work_done;
 }
 
-static void macb_hresp_error_task(struct tasklet_struct *t)
+static void macb_hresp_error_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct macb *bp = from_tasklet(bp, t, hresp_err_tasklet);
+	struct macb *bp = from_work(bp, work, hresp_err_bh_work);
 	struct net_device *dev = bp->dev;
 	struct macb_queue *queue;
 	unsigned int q;
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		}
 
 		if (status & MACB_BIT(HRESP)) {
-			tasklet_schedule(&bp->hresp_err_tasklet);
+			queue_work(system_bh_wq, &bp->hresp_err_bh_work);
 			netdev_err(dev, "DMA bus error: HRESP not OK\n");
 
 			if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
@@ -5172,7 +5172,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_out_unregister_mdio;
 	}
 
-	tasklet_setup(&bp->hresp_err_tasklet, macb_hresp_error_task);
+	INIT_WORK(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work, macb_hresp_error_task);
 
 	netdev_info(dev, "Cadence %s rev 0x%08x at 0x%08lx irq %d (%pM)\n",
 		    macb_is_gem(bp) ? "GEM" : "MACB", macb_readl(bp, MID),
@@ -5216,7 +5216,7 @@ static void macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
 
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
-		tasklet_kill(&bp->hresp_err_tasklet);
+		cancel_work_sync(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work);
 		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 		pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 		if (!pm_runtime_suspended(&pdev->dev)) {