diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 00b2e9deabb0..4969ac8029a9 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(smc_client_lgr_pending);	/* serialize link group
 						 * creation on client
 						 */
 
+static struct workqueue_struct	*smc_tcp_ls_wq;	/* wq for tcp listen work */
 struct workqueue_struct	*smc_hs_wq;	/* wq for handshake work */
 struct workqueue_struct	*smc_close_wq;	/* wq for close work */
 
@@ -2227,7 +2228,7 @@ static void smc_clcsock_data_ready(struct sock *listen_clcsock)
 	lsmc->clcsk_data_ready(listen_clcsock);
 	if (lsmc->sk.sk_state == SMC_LISTEN) {
 		sock_hold(&lsmc->sk); /* sock_put in smc_tcp_listen_work() */
-		if (!queue_work(smc_hs_wq, &lsmc->tcp_listen_work))
+		if (!queue_work(smc_tcp_ls_wq, &lsmc->tcp_listen_work))
 			sock_put(&lsmc->sk);
 	}
 }
@@ -3024,9 +3025,14 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 		goto out_nl;
 
 	rc = -ENOMEM;
+
+	smc_tcp_ls_wq = alloc_workqueue("smc_tcp_ls_wq", 0, 0);
+	if (!smc_tcp_ls_wq)
+		goto out_pnet;
+
 	smc_hs_wq = alloc_workqueue("smc_hs_wq", 0, 0);
 	if (!smc_hs_wq)
-		goto out_pnet;
+		goto out_alloc_tcp_ls_wq;
 
 	smc_close_wq = alloc_workqueue("smc_close_wq", 0, 0);
 	if (!smc_close_wq)
@@ -3097,6 +3103,8 @@ out_alloc_wqs:
 	destroy_workqueue(smc_close_wq);
 out_alloc_hs_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(smc_hs_wq);
+out_alloc_tcp_ls_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(smc_tcp_ls_wq);
 out_pnet:
 	smc_pnet_exit();
 out_nl:
@@ -3115,6 +3123,7 @@ static void __exit smc_exit(void)
 	smc_core_exit();
 	smc_ib_unregister_client();
 	destroy_workqueue(smc_close_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(smc_tcp_ls_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(smc_hs_wq);
 	proto_unregister(&smc_proto6);
 	proto_unregister(&smc_proto);