diff --git a/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c b/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
index c5aac25a5738..4ecb77aa60e1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ struct spu_queue {
 	struct list_head	list;
 };
 
+struct spu_qreg {
+	struct spu_queue	*queue;
+	unsigned long		type;
+};
+
 static struct spu_queue **cpu_to_cwq;
 static struct spu_queue **cpu_to_mau;
 
@@ -1631,31 +1636,27 @@ static void queue_cache_destroy(void)
 	kmem_cache_destroy(queue_cache[HV_NCS_QTYPE_CWQ - 1]);
 }
 
-static int spu_queue_register(struct spu_queue *p, unsigned long q_type)
+static long spu_queue_register_workfn(void *arg)
 {
-	cpumask_var_t old_allowed;
+	struct spu_qreg *qr = arg;
+	struct spu_queue *p = qr->queue;
+	unsigned long q_type = qr->type;
 	unsigned long hv_ret;
 
-	if (cpumask_empty(&p->sharing))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&old_allowed, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	cpumask_copy(old_allowed, &current->cpus_allowed);
-
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &p->sharing);
-
 	hv_ret = sun4v_ncs_qconf(q_type, __pa(p->q),
 				 CWQ_NUM_ENTRIES, &p->qhandle);
 	if (!hv_ret)
 		sun4v_ncs_sethead_marker(p->qhandle, 0);
 
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, old_allowed);
+	return hv_ret ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
 
-	free_cpumask_var(old_allowed);
+static int spu_queue_register(struct spu_queue *p, unsigned long q_type)
+{
+	int cpu = cpumask_any_and(&p->sharing, cpu_online_mask);
+	struct spu_qreg qr = { .queue = p, .type = q_type };
 
-	return (hv_ret ? -EINVAL : 0);
+	return work_on_cpu_safe(cpu, spu_queue_register_workfn, &qr);
 }
 
 static int spu_queue_setup(struct spu_queue *p)