diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
index 6882206..3a853c5 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	[DEV_ST_TRANSITION_READY] = "READY",
 	[DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SBL] = "SBL",
 	[DEV_ST_TRANSITION_MISSION_MODE] = "MISSION_MODE",
+	[DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SYS_ERR] = "SYS_ERR",
 };
 
 const char * const mhi_state_str[MHI_STATE_MAX] = {
@@ -834,7 +835,6 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 	spin_lock_init(&mhi_cntrl->transition_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&mhi_cntrl->wlock);
 	INIT_WORK(&mhi_cntrl->st_worker, mhi_pm_st_worker);
-	INIT_WORK(&mhi_cntrl->syserr_worker, mhi_pm_sys_err_worker);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
 
 	mhi_cmd = mhi_cntrl->mhi_cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/internal.h b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/internal.h
index 80b32c2..f01283b 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/internal.h
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ enum dev_st_transition {
 	DEV_ST_TRANSITION_READY,
 	DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SBL,
 	DEV_ST_TRANSITION_MISSION_MODE,
+	DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SYS_ERR,
 	DEV_ST_TRANSITION_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ enum mhi_pm_state __must_check mhi_tryset_pm_state(
 int mhi_queue_state_transition(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 			       enum dev_st_transition state);
 void mhi_pm_st_worker(struct work_struct *work);
-void mhi_pm_sys_err_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+void mhi_pm_sys_err_handler(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
 void mhi_fw_load_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 int mhi_ready_state_transition(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
 void mhi_ctrl_ev_task(unsigned long data);
diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
index 6a80666..9ec9b36 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ irqreturn_t mhi_intvec_threaded_handler(int irq_number, void *dev)
 		if (MHI_IN_PBL(ee))
 			mhi_cntrl->status_cb(mhi_cntrl, MHI_CB_FATAL_ERROR);
 		else
-			schedule_work(&mhi_cntrl->syserr_worker);
+			mhi_pm_sys_err_handler(mhi_cntrl);
 	}
 
 exit_intvec:
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ int mhi_process_ctrl_ev_ring(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 							MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_DETECT);
 				write_unlock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 				if (new_state == MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_DETECT)
-					schedule_work(&mhi_cntrl->syserr_worker);
+					mhi_pm_sys_err_handler(mhi_cntrl);
 				break;
 			}
 			default:
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void mhi_ctrl_ev_task(unsigned long data)
 		}
 		write_unlock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 		if (pm_state == MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_DETECT)
-			schedule_work(&mhi_cntrl->syserr_worker);
+			mhi_pm_sys_err_handler(mhi_cntrl);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
index 3cc238a..d9964d4 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
@@ -449,19 +449,8 @@ static void mhi_pm_disable_transition(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 		to_mhi_pm_state_str(transition_state));
 
 	/* We must notify MHI control driver so it can clean up first */
-	if (transition_state == MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_PROCESS) {
-		/*
-		 * If controller supports RDDM, we do not process
-		 * SYS error state, instead we will jump directly
-		 * to RDDM state
-		 */
-		if (mhi_cntrl->rddm_image) {
-			dev_dbg(dev,
-				 "Controller supports RDDM, so skip SYS_ERR\n");
-			return;
-		}
+	if (transition_state == MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_PROCESS)
 		mhi_cntrl->status_cb(mhi_cntrl, MHI_CB_SYS_ERROR);
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&mhi_cntrl->pm_mutex);
 	write_lock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
@@ -527,7 +516,6 @@ static void mhi_pm_disable_transition(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 	mutex_unlock(&mhi_cntrl->pm_mutex);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Waiting for all pending threads to complete\n");
 	wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
-	flush_work(&mhi_cntrl->st_worker);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Reset all active channels and remove MHI devices\n");
 	device_for_each_child(mhi_cntrl->cntrl_dev, NULL, mhi_destroy_device);
@@ -607,13 +595,17 @@ int mhi_queue_state_transition(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 }
 
 /* SYS_ERR worker */
-void mhi_pm_sys_err_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+void mhi_pm_sys_err_handler(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 {
-	struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl = container_of(work,
-							struct mhi_controller,
-							syserr_worker);
+	struct device *dev = &mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev;
+
+	/* skip if controller supports RDDM */
+	if (mhi_cntrl->rddm_image) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Controller supports RDDM, skip SYS_ERROR\n");
+		return;
+	}
 
-	mhi_pm_disable_transition(mhi_cntrl, MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_PROCESS);
+	mhi_queue_state_transition(mhi_cntrl, DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SYS_ERR);
 }
 
 /* Device State Transition worker */
@@ -661,6 +653,10 @@ void mhi_pm_st_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		case DEV_ST_TRANSITION_READY:
 			mhi_ready_state_transition(mhi_cntrl);
 			break;
+		case DEV_ST_TRANSITION_SYS_ERR:
+			mhi_pm_disable_transition
+				(mhi_cntrl, MHI_PM_SYS_ERR_PROCESS);
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/mhi.h b/include/linux/mhi.h
index 2b20b9c..b008914 100644
--- a/include/linux/mhi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mhi.h
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ struct mhi_controller_config {
  * @wlock: Lock for protecting device wakeup
  * @mhi_link_info: Device bandwidth info
  * @st_worker: State transition worker
- * @syserr_worker: System error worker
  * @state_event: State change event
  * @status_cb: CB function to notify power states of the device (required)
  * @wake_get: CB function to assert device wake (optional)
@@ -411,7 +410,6 @@ struct mhi_controller {
 	spinlock_t wlock;
 	struct mhi_link_info mhi_link_info;
 	struct work_struct st_worker;
-	struct work_struct syserr_worker;
 	wait_queue_head_t state_event;
 
 	void (*status_cb)(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
