diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index aacec8bc19d5..7906153c5c05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ static const u16 bnxt_async_events_arr[] = {
 	ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_LINK_SPEED_CFG_CHANGE,
 };
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *bnxt_pf_wq;
+
 static bool bnxt_vf_pciid(enum board_idx idx)
 {
 	return (idx == NETXTREME_C_VF || idx == NETXTREME_E_VF);
@@ -1024,12 +1026,28 @@ static int bnxt_discard_rx(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_queue_sp_work(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
+		queue_work(bnxt_pf_wq, &bp->sp_task);
+	else
+		schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+}
+
+static void bnxt_cancel_sp_work(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
+		flush_workqueue(bnxt_pf_wq);
+	else
+		cancel_work_sync(&bp->sp_task);
+}
+
 static void bnxt_sched_reset(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rx_ring_info *rxr)
 {
 	if (!rxr->bnapi->in_reset) {
 		rxr->bnapi->in_reset = true;
 		set_bit(BNXT_RESET_TASK_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-		schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+		bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 	}
 	rxr->rx_next_cons = 0xffff;
 }
@@ -1717,7 +1735,7 @@ static int bnxt_async_event_process(struct bnxt *bp,
 	default:
 		goto async_event_process_exit;
 	}
-	schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 async_event_process_exit:
 	bnxt_ulp_async_events(bp, cmpl);
 	return 0;
@@ -1751,7 +1769,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_handler(struct bnxt *bp, struct tx_cmp *txcmp)
 
 		set_bit(vf_id - bp->pf.first_vf_id, bp->pf.vf_event_bmap);
 		set_bit(BNXT_HWRM_EXEC_FWD_REQ_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-		schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+		bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 		break;
 
 	case CMPL_BASE_TYPE_HWRM_ASYNC_EVENT:
@@ -6647,7 +6665,7 @@ static void bnxt_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 		vnic->rx_mask = mask;
 
 		set_bit(BNXT_RX_MASK_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-		schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+		bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -6920,7 +6938,7 @@ static void bnxt_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	netdev_err(bp->dev,  "TX timeout detected, starting reset task!\n");
 	set_bit(BNXT_RESET_TASK_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-	schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
@@ -6952,7 +6970,7 @@ static void bnxt_timer(unsigned long data)
 	if (bp->link_info.link_up && (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_PORT_STATS) &&
 	    bp->stats_coal_ticks) {
 		set_bit(BNXT_PERIODIC_STATS_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-		schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+		bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 	}
 bnxt_restart_timer:
 	mod_timer(&bp->timer, jiffies + bp->current_interval);
@@ -7433,7 +7451,7 @@ static int bnxt_rx_flow_steer(struct net_device *dev, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bp->ntp_fltr_lock);
 
 	set_bit(BNXT_RX_NTP_FLTR_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-	schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 
 	return new_fltr->sw_id;
 
@@ -7516,7 +7534,7 @@ static void bnxt_udp_tunnel_add(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (bp->vxlan_port_cnt == 1) {
 			bp->vxlan_port = ti->port;
 			set_bit(BNXT_VXLAN_ADD_PORT_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event);
-			schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+			bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 		}
 		break;
 	case UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE:
@@ -7533,7 +7551,7 @@ static void bnxt_udp_tunnel_add(struct net_device *dev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 }
 
 static void bnxt_udp_tunnel_del(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -7572,7 +7590,7 @@ static void bnxt_udp_tunnel_del(struct net_device *dev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	schedule_work(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp);
 }
 
 static int bnxt_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
@@ -7720,7 +7738,7 @@ static void bnxt_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	bnxt_shutdown_tc(bp);
-	cancel_work_sync(&bp->sp_task);
+	bnxt_cancel_sp_work(bp);
 	bp->sp_event = 0;
 
 	bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
@@ -8138,8 +8156,17 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	else
 		device_set_wakeup_capable(&pdev->dev, false);
 
-	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
+		if (!bnxt_pf_wq) {
+			bnxt_pf_wq =
+				create_singlethread_workqueue("bnxt_pf_wq");
+			if (!bnxt_pf_wq) {
+				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to create workqueue.\n");
+				goto init_err_pci_clean;
+			}
+		}
 		bnxt_init_tc(bp);
+	}
 
 	rc = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (rc)
@@ -8375,4 +8402,17 @@ static struct pci_driver bnxt_pci_driver = {
 #endif
 };
 
-module_pci_driver(bnxt_pci_driver);
+static int __init bnxt_init(void)
+{
+	return pci_register_driver(&bnxt_pci_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit bnxt_exit(void)
+{
+	pci_unregister_driver(&bnxt_pci_driver);
+	if (bnxt_pf_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(bnxt_pf_wq);
+}
+
+module_init(bnxt_init);
+module_exit(bnxt_exit);