diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
index 0e78737dcc16..7e6dd366856f 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct vdpasim_dev_attr {
 	u32 ngroups;
 	u32 nas;
 
-	work_func_t work_fn;
+	void (*work_fn)(struct vdpasim *vdpasim);
 	void (*get_config)(struct vdpasim *vdpasim, void *config);
 	void (*set_config)(struct vdpasim *vdpasim, const void *config);
 };
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct vdpasim {
 
 struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *attr,
 			       const struct vdpa_dev_set_config *config);
+void vdpasim_schedule_work(struct vdpasim *vdpasim);
 
 /* TODO: cross-endian support */
 static inline bool vdpasim_is_little_endian(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index 2e0ee7280aa8..9bde33e38e27 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ static const struct dma_map_ops vdpasim_dma_ops = {
 static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_config_ops;
 static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_batch_config_ops;
 
+static void vdpasim_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = container_of(work, struct vdpasim, work);
+
+	vdpasim->dev_attr.work_fn(vdpasim);
+}
+
 struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr,
 			       const struct vdpa_dev_set_config *config)
 {
@@ -275,7 +282,7 @@ struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr,
 	}
 
 	vdpasim->dev_attr = *dev_attr;
-	INIT_WORK(&vdpasim->work, dev_attr->work_fn);
+	INIT_WORK(&vdpasim->work, vdpasim_work_fn);
 	spin_lock_init(&vdpasim->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&vdpasim->iommu_lock);
 
@@ -329,6 +336,12 @@ struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vdpasim_create);
 
+void vdpasim_schedule_work(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
+{
+	schedule_work(&vdpasim->work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vdpasim_schedule_work);
+
 static int vdpasim_set_vq_address(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx,
 				  u64 desc_area, u64 driver_area,
 				  u64 device_area)
@@ -357,7 +370,7 @@ static void vdpasim_kick_vq(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx)
 	struct vdpasim_virtqueue *vq = &vdpasim->vqs[idx];
 
 	if (vq->ready)
-		schedule_work(&vdpasim->work);
+		vdpasim_schedule_work(vdpasim);
 }
 
 static void vdpasim_set_vq_cb(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx,
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
index c6db1a1baf76..ae2309411acd 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/vringh.h>
 #include <linux/vdpa.h>
@@ -286,9 +285,8 @@ static bool vdpasim_blk_handle_req(struct vdpasim *vdpasim,
 	return handled;
 }
 
-static void vdpasim_blk_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void vdpasim_blk_work(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
 {
-	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = container_of(work, struct vdpasim, work);
 	bool reschedule = false;
 	int i;
 
@@ -326,7 +324,7 @@ static void vdpasim_blk_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock(&vdpasim->lock);
 
 	if (reschedule)
-		schedule_work(&vdpasim->work);
+		vdpasim_schedule_work(vdpasim);
 }
 
 static void vdpasim_blk_get_config(struct vdpasim *vdpasim, void *config)
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
index c3cb225ea469..a209df365158 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/vringh.h>
 #include <linux/vdpa.h>
@@ -143,9 +142,8 @@ static void vdpasim_handle_cvq(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
 	}
 }
 
-static void vdpasim_net_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void vdpasim_net_work(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
 {
-	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = container_of(work, struct vdpasim, work);
 	struct vdpasim_virtqueue *txq = &vdpasim->vqs[1];
 	struct vdpasim_virtqueue *rxq = &vdpasim->vqs[0];
 	ssize_t read, write;
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ static void vdpasim_net_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		vdpasim_net_complete(rxq, write);
 
 		if (++pkts > 4) {
-			schedule_work(&vdpasim->work);
+			vdpasim_schedule_work(vdpasim);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
