diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 78f6e92c571f8b..9804fca6bf0605 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ isert_free_rx_descriptors(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	isert_conn->conn_rx_descs = NULL;
 }
 
+static void isert_cq_tx_work(struct work_struct *);
 static void isert_cq_tx_callback(struct ib_cq *, void *);
+static void isert_cq_rx_work(struct work_struct *);
 static void isert_cq_rx_callback(struct ib_cq *, void *);
 
 static int
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ isert_create_device_ib_res(struct isert_device *device)
 		cq_desc[i].device = device;
 		cq_desc[i].cq_index = i;
 
+		INIT_WORK(&cq_desc[i].cq_rx_work, isert_cq_rx_work);
 		device->dev_rx_cq[i] = ib_create_cq(device->ib_device,
 						isert_cq_rx_callback,
 						isert_cq_event_callback,
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ isert_create_device_ib_res(struct isert_device *device)
 			goto out_cq;
 		}
 
+		INIT_WORK(&cq_desc[i].cq_tx_work, isert_cq_tx_work);
 		device->dev_tx_cq[i] = ib_create_cq(device->ib_device,
 						isert_cq_tx_callback,
 						isert_cq_event_callback,
@@ -1732,7 +1736,6 @@ isert_cq_tx_callback(struct ib_cq *cq, void *context)
 {
 	struct isert_cq_desc *cq_desc = (struct isert_cq_desc *)context;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&cq_desc->cq_tx_work, isert_cq_tx_work);
 	queue_work(isert_comp_wq, &cq_desc->cq_tx_work);
 }
 
@@ -1776,7 +1779,6 @@ isert_cq_rx_callback(struct ib_cq *cq, void *context)
 {
 	struct isert_cq_desc *cq_desc = (struct isert_cq_desc *)context;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&cq_desc->cq_rx_work, isert_cq_rx_work);
 	queue_work(isert_rx_wq, &cq_desc->cq_rx_work);
 }