static const char qlcnic_driver_string[] = "QLogic 1/10 GbE "
        "Converged/Intelligent Ethernet Driver v" QLCNIC_LINUX_VERSIONID;
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *qlcnic_wq;
 static int qlcnic_mac_learn;
 module_param(qlcnic_mac_learn, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(qlcnic_mac_learn, "Mac Filter (0=disabled, 1=enabled)");
                return;
 
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->fw_work, func);
-       schedule_delayed_work(&adapter->fw_work, round_jiffies_relative(delay));
+       queue_delayed_work(qlcnic_wq, &adapter->fw_work,
+                                       round_jiffies_relative(delay));
 }
 
 static void
 
        printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", qlcnic_driver_string);
 
+       qlcnic_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("qlcnic");
+       if (qlcnic_wq == NULL) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "qlcnic: cannot create workqueue\n");
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
        register_netdevice_notifier(&qlcnic_netdev_cb);
        register_inetaddr_notifier(&qlcnic_inetaddr_cb);
                unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&qlcnic_inetaddr_cb);
                unregister_netdevice_notifier(&qlcnic_netdev_cb);
 #endif
+               destroy_workqueue(qlcnic_wq);
        }
 
        return ret;
        unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&qlcnic_inetaddr_cb);
        unregister_netdevice_notifier(&qlcnic_netdev_cb);
 #endif
+       destroy_workqueue(qlcnic_wq);
 }
 
 module_exit(qlcnic_exit_module);