diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 6b8df8089a35..5b64e40dae67 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ int i3c_master_register(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put_dev;
 
-	master->wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", WQ_PERCPU, 0, dev_name(parent));
+	master->wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", WQ_PERCPU | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0, dev_name(parent));
 	if (!master->wq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_put_dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 592b646f6134..e6112e5f6608 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ struct i3c_master_controller_ops {
  * @boardinfo.i2c: list of I2C boardinfo objects
  * @boardinfo: board-level information attached to devices connected on the bus
  * @bus: I3C bus exposed by this master
- * @wq: workqueue which can be used by master
+ * @wq: freezable workqueue which can be used by master
  *	drivers if they need to postpone operations that need to take place
  *	in a thread context. Typical examples are Hot Join processing which
  *	requires taking the bus lock in maintenance, which in turn, can only