diff --git a/drivers/scsi/stex.c b/drivers/scsi/stex.c
index fbee7db4a835..0e81125df8c7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/stex.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/stex.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ struct st_hba {
 	struct st_ccb *wait_ccb;
 	__le32 *scratch;
 
-	char work_q_name[20];
 	struct workqueue_struct *work_q;
 	struct work_struct reset_work;
 	wait_queue_head_t reset_waitq;
@@ -1795,10 +1794,8 @@ static int stex_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	hba->pdev = pdev;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&hba->reset_waitq);
 
-	snprintf(hba->work_q_name, sizeof(hba->work_q_name),
-		 "stex_wq_%d", host->host_no);
-	hba->work_q =
-		alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, hba->work_q_name);
+	hba->work_q = alloc_ordered_workqueue("stex_wq_%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+					      host->host_no);
 	if (!hba->work_q) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME "(%s): create workqueue failed\n",
 			pci_name(pdev));