diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 67dec8860bf3c9e24578359cefebedae8fe99a3b..565bddcfd130d5aac3ac1057956fbe4fa6d686f5 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nvme_fc_lport_list);
 static DEFINE_IDA(nvme_fc_local_port_cnt);
 static DEFINE_IDA(nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt);
 
-
+static struct workqueue_struct *nvme_fc_wq;
 
 /*
  * These items are short-term. They will eventually be moved into
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ nvme_fc_error_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, char *errmsg)
 	 */
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.state == NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) {
 		active = atomic_xchg(&ctrl->err_work_active, 1);
-		if (!active && !schedule_work(&ctrl->err_work)) {
+		if (!active && !queue_work(nvme_fc_wq, &ctrl->err_work)) {
 			atomic_set(&ctrl->err_work_active, 0);
 			WARN_ON(1);
 		}
@@ -3321,6 +3321,10 @@ static int __init nvme_fc_init_module(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	nvme_fc_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvme_fc_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (!nvme_fc_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/*
 	 * NOTE:
 	 * It is expected that in the future the kernel will combine
@@ -3338,7 +3342,8 @@ static int __init nvme_fc_init_module(void)
 	fc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "fc");
 	if (IS_ERR(fc_class)) {
 		pr_err("couldn't register class fc\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(fc_class);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(fc_class);
+		goto out_destroy_wq;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3362,6 +3367,9 @@ static int __init nvme_fc_init_module(void)
 	device_destroy(fc_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 out_destroy_class:
 	class_destroy(fc_class);
+out_destroy_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(nvme_fc_wq);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3378,6 +3386,7 @@ static void __exit nvme_fc_exit_module(void)
 
 	device_destroy(fc_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 	class_destroy(fc_class);
+	destroy_workqueue(nvme_fc_wq);
 }
 
 module_init(nvme_fc_init_module);