diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 28fc282b61b2..13abade76ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static void noflush_work(struct thin_c *tc, void (*fn)(struct work_struct *))
 {
 	struct noflush_work w;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&w.worker, fn);
+	INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&w.worker, fn);
 	w.tc = tc;
 	atomic_set(&w.complete, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&w.wait);