diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
index 491eddf9b150..ca03b5e4789b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
@@ -580,12 +580,6 @@ static int etnaviv_bind(struct device *dev)
 	}
 	drm->dev_private = priv;
 
-	priv->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("etnaviv", 0);
-	if (!priv->wq) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_wq;
-	}
-
 	mutex_init(&priv->gem_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->gem_list);
 	priv->num_gpus = 0;
@@ -607,9 +601,6 @@ static int etnaviv_bind(struct device *dev)
 out_register:
 	component_unbind_all(dev, drm);
 out_bind:
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
-	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
-out_wq:
 	kfree(priv);
 out_unref:
 	drm_dev_unref(drm);
@@ -624,9 +615,6 @@ static void etnaviv_unbind(struct device *dev)
 
 	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
-	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
-
 	component_unbind_all(dev, drm);
 
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
index d249acb6da08..8668bfd4abd5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.h
@@ -56,18 +56,8 @@ struct etnaviv_drm_private {
 	/* list of GEM objects: */
 	struct mutex gem_lock;
 	struct list_head gem_list;
-
-	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 };
 
-static inline void etnaviv_queue_work(struct drm_device *dev,
-	struct work_struct *w)
-{
-	struct etnaviv_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	queue_work(priv->wq, w);
-}
-
 int etnaviv_ioctl_gem_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		struct drm_file *file);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
index 65eaa8c10ba2..1e1e34adb07f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void recover_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(gpu->dev);
 
 	/* Retire the buffer objects in a work */
-	etnaviv_queue_work(gpu->drm, &gpu->retire_work);
+	queue_work(gpu->wq, &gpu->retire_work);
 }
 
 static void hangcheck_timer_reset(struct etnaviv_gpu *gpu)
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static void hangcheck_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 		dev_err(gpu->dev, "     completed fence: %u\n", fence);
 		dev_err(gpu->dev, "     active fence: %u\n",
 			gpu->active_fence);
-		etnaviv_queue_work(gpu->drm, &gpu->recover_work);
+		queue_work(gpu->wq, &gpu->recover_work);
 	}
 
 	/* if still more pending work, reset the hangcheck timer: */
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 			if (gpu->event[event].sync_point) {
 				gpu->sync_point_event = event;
-				etnaviv_queue_work(gpu->drm, &gpu->sync_point_work);
+				queue_work(gpu->wq, &gpu->sync_point_work);
 			}
 
 			fence = gpu->event[event].fence;
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 		}
 
 		/* Retire the buffer objects in a work */
-		etnaviv_queue_work(gpu->drm, &gpu->retire_work);
+		queue_work(gpu->wq, &gpu->retire_work);
 
 		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
@@ -1721,12 +1721,19 @@ static int etnaviv_gpu_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 			return PTR_ERR(gpu->cooling);
 	}
 
+	gpu->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue(dev_name(dev), 0);
+	if (!gpu->wq) {
+		thermal_cooling_device_unregister(gpu->cooling);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(gpu->dev);
 #else
 	ret = etnaviv_gpu_clk_enable(gpu);
 #endif
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		destroy_workqueue(gpu->wq);
 		thermal_cooling_device_unregister(gpu->cooling);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1760,6 +1767,9 @@ static void etnaviv_gpu_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 
 	hangcheck_disable(gpu);
 
+	flush_workqueue(gpu->wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(gpu->wq);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(gpu->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(gpu->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.h
index 15090bb68f5a..ccef6139cf70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct etnaviv_gpu {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct etnaviv_chip_identity identity;
 	struct etnaviv_file_private *lastctx;
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 
 	/* 'ring'-buffer: */
 	struct etnaviv_cmdbuf *buffer;
