diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
index 3774e0d..3100c52 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 bool shpchp_debug;
 bool shpchp_poll_mode;
 int shpchp_poll_time;
-struct workqueue_struct *shpchp_wq;
 
 #define DRIVER_VERSION	"0.4"
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR	"Dan Zink <dan.zink@compaq.com>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>, Dely Sy <dely.l.sy@intel.com>"
@@ -128,6 +127,14 @@
 		slot->device = ctrl->slot_device_offset + i;
 		slot->hpc_ops = ctrl->hpc_ops;
 		slot->number = ctrl->first_slot + (ctrl->slot_num_inc * i);
+
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "shpchp-%d", slot->number);
+		slot->wq = alloc_workqueue(name, 0, 0);
+		if (!slot->wq) {
+			retval = -ENOMEM;
+			goto error_info;
+		}
+
 		mutex_init(&slot->lock);
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&slot->work, shpchp_queue_pushbutton_work);
 
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@
 		if (retval) {
 			ctrl_err(ctrl, "pci_hp_register failed with error %d\n",
 				 retval);
-			goto error_info;
+			goto error_slotwq;
 		}
 
 		get_power_status(hotplug_slot, &info->power_status);
@@ -159,6 +166,8 @@
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+error_slotwq:
+	destroy_workqueue(slot->wq);
 error_info:
 	kfree(info);
 error_hpslot:
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@
 		slot = list_entry(tmp, struct slot, slot_list);
 		list_del(&slot->slot_list);
 		cancel_delayed_work(&slot->work);
-		flush_workqueue(shpchp_wq);
+		destroy_workqueue(slot->wq);
 		pci_hp_deregister(slot->hotplug_slot);
 	}
 }
@@ -362,18 +371,12 @@
 
 static int __init shpcd_init(void)
 {
-	int retval = 0;
-
-	shpchp_wq = alloc_workqueue("shpchp", 0, 0);
-	if (!shpchp_wq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	int retval;
 
 	retval = pci_register_driver(&shpc_driver);
 	dbg("%s: pci_register_driver = %d\n", __func__, retval);
 	info(DRIVER_DESC " version: " DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
-	if (retval) {
-		destroy_workqueue(shpchp_wq);
-	}
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -381,7 +384,6 @@
 {
 	dbg("unload_shpchpd()\n");
 	pci_unregister_driver(&shpc_driver);
-	destroy_workqueue(shpchp_wq);
 	info(DRIVER_DESC " version: " DRIVER_VERSION " unloaded\n");
 }