{
        struct hda_bus *bus;
        int err;
-       char qname[8];
        static struct snd_device_ops dev_ops = {
                .dev_register = snd_hda_bus_dev_register,
                .dev_free = snd_hda_bus_dev_free,
        mutex_init(&bus->cmd_mutex);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bus->codec_list);
 
-       snprintf(qname, sizeof(qname), "hda%d", card->number);
-       bus->workq = create_workqueue(qname);
+       snprintf(bus->workq_name, sizeof(bus->workq_name),
+                "hd-audio%d", card->number);
+       bus->workq = create_singlethread_workqueue(bus->workq_name);
        if (!bus->workq) {
-               snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot create workqueue %s\n", qname);
+               snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot create workqueue %s\n",
+                          bus->workq_name);
                kfree(bus);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }