diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index e80ce94b5dcf0e139b629732da3658892ca8590d..3881dce0cc30b6829c8a850ce9ff887024d665a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ struct mlx5e_priv {
 	struct mlx5e_vxlan_db      vxlan;
 
 	struct mlx5e_params        params;
+	struct workqueue_struct    *wq;
 	struct work_struct         update_carrier_work;
 	struct work_struct         set_rx_mode_work;
 	struct delayed_work        update_stats_work;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 67d548b70e142a376d0fc802a4576ee965f92520..9ab08419c55778c117726a5b820bb9b99d42bbbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -262,9 +262,8 @@ static void mlx5e_update_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	if (test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)) {
 		mlx5e_update_stats(priv);
-		schedule_delayed_work(dwork,
-				      msecs_to_jiffies(
-					      MLX5E_UPDATE_STATS_INTERVAL));
+		queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, dwork,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(MLX5E_UPDATE_STATS_INTERVAL));
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 }
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ static void mlx5e_async_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *vpriv,
 	switch (event) {
 	case MLX5_DEV_EVENT_PORT_UP:
 	case MLX5_DEV_EVENT_PORT_DOWN:
-		schedule_work(&priv->update_carrier_work);
+		queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->update_carrier_work);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -1505,7 +1504,7 @@ int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 	mlx5e_update_carrier(priv);
 	mlx5e_timestamp_init(priv);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&priv->update_stats_work, 0);
+	queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, &priv->update_stats_work, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1961,7 +1960,7 @@ static void mlx5e_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	schedule_work(&priv->set_rx_mode_work);
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
@@ -1976,7 +1975,7 @@ static int mlx5e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, saddr->sa_data);
 	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 
-	schedule_work(&priv->set_rx_mode_work);
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2498,10 +2497,14 @@ static void *mlx5e_create_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
+	priv->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("mlx5e");
+	if (!priv->wq)
+		goto err_free_netdev;
+
 	err = mlx5_alloc_map_uar(mdev, &priv->cq_uar, false);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "alloc_map uar failed, %d\n", err);
-		goto err_free_netdev;
+		goto err_destroy_wq;
 	}
 
 	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(mdev, &priv->pdn);
@@ -2580,7 +2583,7 @@ static void *mlx5e_create_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 		vxlan_get_rx_port(netdev);
 
 	mlx5e_enable_async_events(priv);
-	schedule_work(&priv->set_rx_mode_work);
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 
 	return priv;
 
@@ -2617,6 +2620,9 @@ static void *mlx5e_create_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 err_unmap_free_uar:
 	mlx5_unmap_free_uar(mdev, &priv->cq_uar);
 
+err_destroy_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
+
 err_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 
@@ -2630,9 +2636,9 @@ static void mlx5e_destroy_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *vpriv)
 
 	set_bit(MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING, &priv->state);
 
-	schedule_work(&priv->set_rx_mode_work);
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 	mlx5e_disable_async_events(priv);
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN, &mdev->intf_state)) {
 		netif_device_detach(netdev);
 		mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
@@ -2655,6 +2661,8 @@ static void mlx5e_destroy_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *vpriv)
 	mlx5_core_dealloc_transport_domain(priv->mdev, priv->tdn);
 	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(priv->mdev, priv->pdn);
 	mlx5_unmap_free_uar(priv->mdev, &priv->cq_uar);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->update_stats_work);
+	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
 
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN, &mdev->intf_state))
 		free_netdev(netdev);