diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index 3736f71bdec5ba3ea314fd2f0ae069dfb70133bf..ba4b25f0b2133797bed2553ac9e1d1d8ac486ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -139,19 +139,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp);
  */
 static struct vmbus_channel *alloc_channel(void)
 {
+	static atomic_t chan_num = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel;
 
 	channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!channel)
 		return NULL;
 
+	channel->id = atomic_inc_return(&chan_num);
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->inbound_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->lock);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->sc_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->percpu_list);
 
-	channel->controlwq = create_workqueue("hv_vmbus_ctl");
+	channel->controlwq = alloc_workqueue("hv_vmbus_ctl/%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+					     1, channel->id);
 	if (!channel->controlwq) {
 		kfree(channel);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 3b18a665ef4ce50c91f148d0fad1568db1ce9c98..e334ccc70582e250b4d1b4de3d2e99b32f99047a 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -875,10 +875,8 @@ int vmbus_device_register(struct hv_device *child_device_obj)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	static atomic_t device_num = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
-
-	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus_0_%d",
-		     atomic_inc_return(&device_num));
+	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus_%d",
+		     child_device_obj->channel->id);
 
 	child_device_obj->device.bus = &hv_bus;
 	child_device_obj->device.parent = &hv_acpi_dev->dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index 5a2ba674795eaf2b2b281eaa17289748cbc84320..26a32b771ee58effb756fde23bedf18e73e7a896 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ struct hv_input_signal_event_buffer {
 };
 
 struct vmbus_channel {
+	/* Unique channel id */
+	int id;
+
 	struct list_head listentry;
 
 	struct hv_device *device_obj;