diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
index d2d384b5efb7b9755576a2e5641b9440cbc7d506..c65d151411e0fd10af8eb9de075ab9bcbffad510 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
@@ -425,4 +425,5 @@ extern void hisi_sas_slot_task_free(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 				    struct sas_task *task,
 				    struct hisi_sas_slot *slot);
 extern void hisi_sas_init_mem(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba);
+extern void hisi_sas_rst_work_handler(struct work_struct *work);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 6b4dabdeb4a991354a2bef50d6d4528088d08eeb..1d417a4138f2e7e138b385229b928f230d4d1b27 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -1785,13 +1785,14 @@ void hisi_sas_free(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_free);
 
-static void hisi_sas_rst_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+void hisi_sas_rst_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba =
 		container_of(work, struct hisi_hba, rst_work);
 
 	hisi_sas_controller_reset(hisi_hba);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_rst_work_handler);
 
 int hisi_sas_get_fw_info(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
index 818bd5754b7ad020b9731feaf28a25a545d7fe79..1f8995bfdb8e4683c3fd71b00eb0c9aded0d9e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@ hisi_sas_shost_alloc_pci(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 	hisi_hba = shost_priv(shost);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&hisi_hba->rst_work, hisi_sas_rst_work_handler);
 	hisi_hba->hw = &hisi_sas_v3_hw;
 	hisi_hba->pci_dev = pdev;
 	hisi_hba->dev = dev;