diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c
index b0110728f541..70828de7436b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c
@@ -410,10 +410,7 @@ static void sdma_flush(struct sdma_engine *sde)
 	sdma_flush_descq(sde);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sde->flushlist_lock, flags);
 	/* copy flush list */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(txp, txp_next, &sde->flushlist, list) {
-		list_del_init(&txp->list);
-		list_add_tail(&txp->list, &flushlist);
-	}
+	list_splice_init(&sde->flushlist, &flushlist);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sde->flushlist_lock, flags);
 	/* flush from flush list */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(txp, txp_next, &flushlist, list)
@@ -2413,7 +2410,7 @@ int sdma_send_txreq(struct sdma_engine *sde,
 	list_add_tail(&tx->list, &sde->flushlist);
 	spin_unlock(&sde->flushlist_lock);
 	iowait_inc_wait_count(wait, tx->num_desc);
-	schedule_work(&sde->flush_worker);
+	queue_work_on(sde->cpu, system_highpri_wq, &sde->flush_worker);
 	ret = -ECOMM;
 	goto unlock;
 nodesc:
@@ -2511,7 +2508,7 @@ int sdma_send_txlist(struct sdma_engine *sde, struct iowait_work *wait,
 		iowait_inc_wait_count(wait, tx->num_desc);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sde->flushlist_lock);
-	schedule_work(&sde->flush_worker);
+	queue_work_on(sde->cpu, system_highpri_wq, &sde->flush_worker);
 	ret = -ECOMM;
 	goto update_tail;
 nodesc: