diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index b5d4b41..04270f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 bool qxl_queue_garbage_collect(struct qxl_device *qdev, bool flush)
 {
 	if (!qxl_check_idle(qdev->release_ring)) {
-		queue_work(qdev->gc_queue, &qdev->gc_work);
+		schedule_work(&qdev->gc_work);
 		if (flush)
 			flush_work(&qdev->gc_work);
 		return true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index 3ad6604..8e633ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@
 	struct qxl_bo *current_release_bo[3];
 	int current_release_bo_offset[3];
 
-	struct workqueue_struct *gc_queue;
 	struct work_struct gc_work;
 
 	struct drm_property *hotplug_mode_update_property;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
index 12b8dff..e642242 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@
 		 (unsigned long)qdev->surfaceram_size);
 
 
-	qdev->gc_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue("qxl_gc");
 	INIT_WORK(&qdev->gc_work, qxl_gc_work);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -270,10 +269,7 @@
 		qxl_bo_unref(&qdev->current_release_bo[0]);
 	if (qdev->current_release_bo[1])
 		qxl_bo_unref(&qdev->current_release_bo[1]);
-	flush_workqueue(qdev->gc_queue);
-	destroy_workqueue(qdev->gc_queue);
-	qdev->gc_queue = NULL;
-
+	flush_work(&qdev->gc_work);
 	qxl_ring_free(qdev->command_ring);
 	qxl_ring_free(qdev->cursor_ring);
 	qxl_ring_free(qdev->release_ring);