diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 4017aa967331..b57ab34fbf3c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ void
 xfs_log_work_queue(
 	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
 {
-	queue_delayed_work(mp->m_log_workqueue, &mp->m_log->l_work,
+	queue_delayed_work(mp->m_sync_workqueue, &mp->m_log->l_work,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(xfs_syncd_centisecs * 10));
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 1bf878b0492c..5415f9031ef8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	struct workqueue_struct	*m_reclaim_workqueue;
 	struct workqueue_struct	*m_log_workqueue;
 	struct workqueue_struct *m_eofblocks_workqueue;
+	struct workqueue_struct	*m_sync_workqueue;
 
 	/*
 	 * Generation of the filesysyem layout.  This is incremented by each
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index dbbd3f1fd2b7..882fb8524fcb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -872,8 +872,15 @@ xfs_init_mount_workqueues(
 	if (!mp->m_eofblocks_workqueue)
 		goto out_destroy_log;
 
+	mp->m_sync_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("xfs-sync/%s", WQ_FREEZABLE, 0,
+					       mp->m_fsname);
+	if (!mp->m_sync_workqueue)
+		goto out_destroy_eofb;
+
 	return 0;
 
+out_destroy_eofb:
+	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_eofblocks_workqueue);
 out_destroy_log:
 	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_log_workqueue);
 out_destroy_reclaim:
@@ -894,6 +901,7 @@ STATIC void
 xfs_destroy_mount_workqueues(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
+	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_sync_workqueue);
 	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_eofblocks_workqueue);
 	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_log_workqueue);
 	destroy_workqueue(mp->m_reclaim_workqueue);