struct qeth_seqno seqno;
        struct qeth_card_options options;
 
+       struct workqueue_struct *event_wq;
        wait_queue_head_t wait_q;
        spinlock_t mclock;
        unsigned long active_vlans[BITS_TO_LONGS(VLAN_N_VID)];
 extern const struct attribute_group qeth_device_attr_group;
 extern const struct attribute_group qeth_device_blkt_group;
 extern const struct device_type qeth_generic_devtype;
-extern struct workqueue_struct *qeth_wq;
 
 int qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(struct qeth_card *);
 const char *qeth_get_cardname_short(struct qeth_card *);
 
 static void qeth_release_skbs(struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buf);
 static int qeth_init_qdio_out_buf(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *, int);
 
-struct workqueue_struct *qeth_wq;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_wq);
+static struct workqueue_struct *qeth_wq;
 
 int qeth_card_hw_is_reachable(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
        CARD_RDEV(card) = gdev->cdev[0];
        CARD_WDEV(card) = gdev->cdev[1];
        CARD_DDEV(card) = gdev->cdev[2];
+
+       card->event_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", 0, dev_name(&gdev->dev));
+       if (!card->event_wq)
+               goto out_wq;
        if (qeth_setup_channel(&card->read, true))
                goto out_ip;
        if (qeth_setup_channel(&card->write, true))
 out_channel:
        qeth_clean_channel(&card->read);
 out_ip:
+       destroy_workqueue(card->event_wq);
+out_wq:
        dev_set_drvdata(&gdev->dev, NULL);
        kfree(card);
 out:
        qeth_clean_channel(&card->read);
        qeth_clean_channel(&card->write);
        qeth_clean_channel(&card->data);
+       destroy_workqueue(card->event_wq);
        qeth_free_qdio_buffers(card);
        unregister_service_level(&card->qeth_service_level);
        dev_set_drvdata(&card->gdev->dev, NULL);
 
                qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
                qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
        }
+
+       flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 }
 
 static int qeth_l2_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
        data->card = card;
        memcpy(&data->qports, qports,
                        sizeof(struct qeth_sbp_state_change) + extrasize);
-       queue_work(qeth_wq, &data->worker);
+       queue_work(card->event_wq, &data->worker);
 }
 
 struct qeth_bridge_host_data {
        data->card = card;
        memcpy(&data->hostevs, hostevs,
                        sizeof(struct qeth_ipacmd_addr_change) + extrasize);
-       queue_work(qeth_wq, &data->worker);
+       queue_work(card->event_wq, &data->worker);
 }
 
 /* SETBRIDGEPORT support; sending commands */
 
                qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->read);
                qeth_clear_cmd_buffers(&card->write);
        }
+
+       flush_workqueue(card->event_wq);
 }
 
 /*