diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
index a0f3df8572d67c311e27e52dca754414bab8cb0f..d67969d3e484682c102a965c4abf5908dc1fc6fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, pf);
 	pf->pdev = pdev;
 
+	pf->wq = alloc_workqueue("nfp-%s", 0, 2, pci_name(pdev));
+	if (!pf->wq) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_pci_priv_unset;
+	}
+
 	pf->cpp = nfp_cpp_from_nfp6000_pcie(pdev);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pf->cpp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(pf->cpp);
@@ -445,6 +451,8 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	kfree(pf->hwinfo);
 	nfp_cpp_free(pf->cpp);
 err_disable_msix:
+	destroy_workqueue(pf->wq);
+err_pci_priv_unset:
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	mutex_destroy(&pf->lock);
 	devlink_free(devlink);
@@ -477,6 +485,7 @@ static void nfp_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (pf->fw_loaded)
 		nfp_fw_unload(pf);
 
+	destroy_workqueue(pf->wq);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(pf->hwinfo);
 	nfp_cpp_free(pf->cpp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
index edc14dc78674e9c5d9e960a3b33e449ec1c6dd60..a08cfba7e68ed41c69b6e92a6167d229366f479b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct nfp_rtsym_table;
  * @num_vnics:		Number of vNICs spawned
  * @vnics:		Linked list of vNIC structures (struct nfp_net)
  * @ports:		Linked list of port structures (struct nfp_port)
+ * @wq:			Workqueue for running works which need to grab @lock
  * @port_refresh_work:	Work entry for taking netdevs out
  * @lock:		Protects all fields which may change after probe
  */
@@ -131,7 +132,10 @@ struct nfp_pf {
 
 	struct list_head vnics;
 	struct list_head ports;
+
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct work_struct port_refresh_work;
+
 	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
index 4d22e1cc013e75b44e2b812a59e97c2f5b1743cf..c85a2f18c4df9df095427b33b03f248bce218bc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ void nfp_net_refresh_port_table(struct nfp_port *port)
 
 	set_bit(NFP_PORT_CHANGED, &port->flags);
 
-	schedule_work(&pf->port_refresh_work);
+	queue_work(pf->wq, &pf->port_refresh_work);
 }
 
 int nfp_net_refresh_eth_port(struct nfp_port *port)