diff --git a/drivers/scsi/myrs.c b/drivers/scsi/myrs.c
index 8a8f26633cda..3392feb15cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/myrs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/myrs.c
@@ -2206,10 +2206,8 @@ static bool myrs_create_mempools(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct myrs_hba *cs)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	snprintf(cs->work_q_name, sizeof(cs->work_q_name),
-		 "myrs_wq_%d", shost->host_no);
-	cs->work_q =
-		alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, cs->work_q_name);
+	cs->work_q = alloc_ordered_workqueue("myrs_wq_%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+					     shost->host_no);
 	if (!cs->work_q) {
 		dma_pool_destroy(cs->dcdb_pool);
 		cs->dcdb_pool = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/myrs.h b/drivers/scsi/myrs.h
index 9f6696d0ddd5..e1d6b123de7b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/myrs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/myrs.h
@@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ struct myrs_hba {
 	bool disable_enc_msg;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *work_q;
-	char work_q_name[20];
 	struct delayed_work monitor_work;
 	unsigned long primary_monitor_time;
 	unsigned long secondary_monitor_time;