diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
index e9e647072596d5c6e3c6206fb003b66bfe3cdb81..1188d420fe539912e6b2eb8656124625f1ae6f34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4686,7 +4686,8 @@ static int ql_init_device(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *ndev,
 	/*
 	 * Set up the operating parameters.
 	 */
-	qdev->workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue(ndev->name, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
+	qdev->workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+						  ndev->name);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&qdev->asic_reset_work, ql_asic_reset_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&qdev->mpi_reset_work, ql_mpi_reset_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&qdev->mpi_work, ql_mpi_work);