static void work_stop(void)
 {
-       destroy_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-       destroy_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+       if (recv_workqueue)
+               destroy_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+       if (send_workqueue)
+               destroy_workqueue(send_workqueue);
 }
 
 static int work_start(void)
        struct hlist_node *n;
        struct connection *con;
 
-       flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-       flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+       if (recv_workqueue)
+               flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+       if (send_workqueue)
+               flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
        do {
                ok = 1;
                foreach_conn(stop_conn);
-               flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
-               flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
+               if (recv_workqueue)
+                       flush_workqueue(recv_workqueue);
+               if (send_workqueue)
+                       flush_workqueue(send_workqueue);
                for (i = 0; i < CONN_HASH_SIZE && ok; i++) {
                        hlist_for_each_entry_safe(con, n,
                                                  &connection_hash[i], list) {