diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index 63a977767c01a35785239ba0a66f29204334019f..a14e422fae4d7172c484759d55cd8ffe2d7cc84f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ static const char mlxsw_core_driver_name[] = "mlxsw_core";
 
 static struct dentry *mlxsw_core_dbg_root;
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *mlxsw_wq;
+
 struct mlxsw_core_pcpu_stats {
 	u64			trap_rx_packets[MLXSW_TRAP_ID_MAX];
 	u64			trap_rx_bytes[MLXSW_TRAP_ID_MAX];
@@ -1575,17 +1578,35 @@ int mlxsw_cmd_exec(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, u16 opcode, u8 opcode_mod,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_cmd_exec);
 
+int mlxsw_core_schedule_dw(struct delayed_work *dwork, unsigned long delay)
+{
+	return queue_delayed_work(mlxsw_wq, dwork, delay);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_schedule_dw);
+
 static int __init mlxsw_core_module_init(void)
 {
-	mlxsw_core_dbg_root = debugfs_create_dir(mlxsw_core_driver_name, NULL);
-	if (!mlxsw_core_dbg_root)
+	int err;
+
+	mlxsw_wq = create_workqueue(mlxsw_core_driver_name);
+	if (!mlxsw_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	mlxsw_core_dbg_root = debugfs_create_dir(mlxsw_core_driver_name, NULL);
+	if (!mlxsw_core_dbg_root) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_debugfs_create_dir;
+	}
 	return 0;
+
+err_debugfs_create_dir:
+	destroy_workqueue(mlxsw_wq);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit mlxsw_core_module_exit(void)
 {
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(mlxsw_core_dbg_root);
+	destroy_workqueue(mlxsw_wq);
 }
 
 module_init(mlxsw_core_module_init);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
index 377daccf00632a266cc88d510e7c010452f82a5a..b41ebf8cad7287725c4491597fa9dc0dbfb575ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 
 #include "trap.h"
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ int mlxsw_core_port_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 			 struct net_device *dev, bool split, u32 split_group);
 void mlxsw_core_port_fini(struct mlxsw_core_port *mlxsw_core_port);
 
+int mlxsw_core_schedule_dw(struct delayed_work *dwork, unsigned long delay);
+
 #define MLXSW_CONFIG_PROFILE_SWID_COUNT 8
 
 struct mlxsw_swid_config {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index e1c74efff51ae16e585188d7d3fdbacbe071bee5..fb9efb84f13bdc79a2dac6ccc92b01a334fbd3a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -1430,8 +1430,8 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_fdb_notify_rec_process(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 
 static void mlxsw_sp_fdb_notify_work_schedule(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 {
-	schedule_delayed_work(&mlxsw_sp->fdb_notify.dw,
-			      msecs_to_jiffies(mlxsw_sp->fdb_notify.interval));
+	mlxsw_core_schedule_dw(&mlxsw_sp->fdb_notify.dw,
+			       msecs_to_jiffies(mlxsw_sp->fdb_notify.interval));
 }
 
 static void mlxsw_sp_fdb_notify_work(struct work_struct *work)