diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
index 4c7781f4b29b6491204cb14cd7ce829a0f867588..07875ccc7bb50e9ec44a1886e4649aa27be1a2f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct virtio_vsock_sock {
 
 struct virtio_vsock_pkt {
 	struct virtio_vsock_hdr	hdr;
-	struct work_struct work;
 	struct list_head list;
 	/* socket refcnt not held, only use for cancellation */
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;