diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 76e60faed89235..7b482a26d74196 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -5786,13 +5786,9 @@ static int workqueue_apply_unbound_cpumask(const cpumask_var_t unbound_cpumask)
 	list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
 		if (!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))
 			continue;
-
 		/* creating multiple pwqs breaks ordering guarantee */
-		if (!list_empty(&wq->pwqs)) {
-			if (wq->flags & __WQ_ORDERED_EXPLICIT)
-				continue;
-			wq->flags &= ~__WQ_ORDERED;
-		}
+		if (wq->flags & __WQ_ORDERED)
+			continue;
 
 		ctx = apply_wqattrs_prepare(wq, wq->unbound_attrs, unbound_cpumask);
 		if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {