diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index fdf3fa639056..358dff6732ea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ static int fc_host_setup(struct transport_container *tc, struct device *dev,
 
 	snprintf(fc_host->work_q_name, sizeof(fc_host->work_q_name),
 		 "fc_wq_%d", shost->host_no);
-	fc_host->work_q = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-					fc_host->work_q_name);
+	fc_host->work_q = alloc_workqueue(fc_host->work_q_name, 0, 0);
 	if (!fc_host->work_q)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -431,8 +430,8 @@ static int fc_host_setup(struct transport_container *tc, struct device *dev,
 	snprintf(fc_host->devloss_work_q_name,
 		 sizeof(fc_host->devloss_work_q_name),
 		 "fc_dl_%d", shost->host_no);
-	fc_host->devloss_work_q = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-					fc_host->devloss_work_q_name);
+	fc_host->devloss_work_q =
+			alloc_workqueue(fc_host->devloss_work_q_name, 0, 0);
 	if (!fc_host->devloss_work_q) {
 		destroy_workqueue(fc_host->work_q);
 		fc_host->work_q = NULL;
@@ -2489,6 +2488,8 @@ fc_rport_final_delete(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int do_callback = 0;
 
+	fc_terminate_rport_io(rport);
+
 	/*
 	 * if a scan is pending, flush the SCSI Host work_q so that
 	 * that we can reclaim the rport scan work element.
@@ -2496,8 +2497,6 @@ fc_rport_final_delete(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (rport->flags & FC_RPORT_SCAN_PENDING)
 		scsi_flush_work(shost);
 
-	fc_terminate_rport_io(rport);
-
 	/*
 	 * Cancel any outstanding timers. These should really exist
 	 * only when rmmod'ing the LLDD and we're asking for