diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index d5165a6179d4..fbff6b2f00e7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -860,6 +860,10 @@ static void destroy_workqueues(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 			destroy_workqueue(ppd->hfi1_wq);
 			ppd->hfi1_wq = NULL;
 		}
+		if (ppd->link_wq) {
+			destroy_workqueue(ppd->link_wq);
+			ppd->link_wq = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1136,14 +1140,10 @@ static void shutdown_device(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 		 * We can't count on interrupts since we are stopping.
 		 */
 		hfi1_quiet_serdes(ppd);
-
 		if (ppd->hfi1_wq)
 			flush_workqueue(ppd->hfi1_wq);
-		if (ppd->link_wq) {
+		if (ppd->link_wq)
 			flush_workqueue(ppd->link_wq);
-			destroy_workqueue(ppd->link_wq);
-			ppd->link_wq = NULL;
-		}
 	}
 	sdma_exit(dd);
 }