diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx-psc.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx-psc.c
index 72d11ebefb28..42a8b8521f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx-psc.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpc52xx-psc.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct mpc52xx_psc_spi {
 	u8 bits_per_word;
 	u8 busy;
 
-	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 	struct work_struct work;
 
 	struct list_head queue;
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mps->lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&m->queue, &mps->queue);
-	queue_work(mps->workqueue, &mps->work);
+	schedule_work(&mps->work);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mps->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -425,21 +424,12 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_spi_do_probe(struct device *dev, u32 regaddr,
 	INIT_WORK(&mps->work, mpc52xx_psc_spi_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mps->queue);
 
-	mps->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-		dev_name(master->dev.parent));
-	if (mps->workqueue == NULL) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto free_irq;
-	}
-
 	ret = spi_register_master(master);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto unreg_master;
+		goto free_irq;
 
 	return ret;
 
-unreg_master:
-	destroy_workqueue(mps->workqueue);
 free_irq:
 	free_irq(mps->irq, mps);
 free_master:
@@ -484,8 +474,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_psc_spi_of_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 	struct spi_master *master = spi_master_get(platform_get_drvdata(op));
 	struct mpc52xx_psc_spi *mps = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
-	flush_workqueue(mps->workqueue);
-	destroy_workqueue(mps->workqueue);
+	flush_work(&mps->work);
 	spi_unregister_master(master);
 	free_irq(mps->irq, mps);
 	if (mps->psc)