diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index be75b50..590b55f 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	const struct afs_call_type *type;	/* type of call */
 	const struct afs_wait_mode *wait_mode;	/* completion wait mode */
 	wait_queue_head_t	waitq;		/* processes awaiting completion */
-	work_func_t		async_workfn;
+	void (*async_workfn)(struct afs_call *call); /* asynchronous work function */
 	struct work_struct	async_work;	/* asynchronous work processor */
 	struct work_struct	work;		/* actual work processor */
 	struct sk_buff_head	rx_queue;	/* received packets */
diff --git a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
index 5a05014..03a3beb1 100644
--- a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 static int afs_wait_for_call_to_complete(struct afs_call *);
 static void afs_wake_up_async_call(struct afs_call *);
 static int afs_dont_wait_for_call_to_complete(struct afs_call *);
-static void afs_process_async_call(struct work_struct *);
+static void afs_process_async_call(struct afs_call *);
 static void afs_rx_interceptor(struct sock *, unsigned long, struct sk_buff *);
 static int afs_deliver_cm_op_id(struct afs_call *, struct sk_buff *, bool);
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 {
 	struct afs_call *call = container_of(work, struct afs_call, async_work);
 
-	call->async_workfn(work);
+	call->async_workfn(call);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -623,11 +623,8 @@
 /*
  * delete an asynchronous call
  */
-static void afs_delete_async_call(struct work_struct *work)
+static void afs_delete_async_call(struct afs_call *call)
 {
-	struct afs_call *call =
-		container_of(work, struct afs_call, async_work);
-
 	_enter("");
 
 	afs_free_call(call);
@@ -640,11 +637,8 @@
  * - on a multiple-thread workqueue this work item may try to run on several
  *   CPUs at the same time
  */
-static void afs_process_async_call(struct work_struct *work)
+static void afs_process_async_call(struct afs_call *call)
 {
-	struct afs_call *call =
-		container_of(work, struct afs_call, async_work);
-
 	_enter("");
 
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&call->rx_queue))