diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
index deff2c3361e4..fbe361fcd2c0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "tape_std.h"
 #include "tape_3590.h"
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *tape_3590_wq;
+
 /*
  * Pointer to debug area.
  */
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@ tape_3590_schedule_work(struct tape_device *device, enum tape_op op)
 	p->device = tape_get_device(device);
 	p->op = op;
 
-	schedule_work(&p->work);
+	queue_work(tape_3590_wq, &p->work);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1629,7 +1631,7 @@ tape_3590_setup_device(struct tape_device *device)
 static void
 tape_3590_cleanup_device(struct tape_device *device)
 {
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_workqueue(tape_3590_wq);
 	tape_std_unassign(device);
 
 	kfree(device->discdata);
@@ -1733,11 +1735,17 @@ tape_3590_init(void)
 #endif
 
 	DBF_EVENT(3, "3590 init\n");
+
+	tape_3590_wq = alloc_workqueue("tape_3590", 0, 0);
+	if (!tape_3590_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* Register driver for 3590 tapes. */
 	rc = ccw_driver_register(&tape_3590_driver);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		destroy_workqueue(tape_3590_wq);
 		DBF_EVENT(3, "3590 init failed\n");
-	else
+	} else
 		DBF_EVENT(3, "3590 registered\n");
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1746,7 +1754,7 @@ static void
 tape_3590_exit(void)
 {
 	ccw_driver_unregister(&tape_3590_driver);
-
+	destroy_workqueue(tape_3590_wq);
 	debug_unregister(TAPE_DBF_AREA);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
index f0fa9ca5cb2c..55d2d0f4eabc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_block.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ tapeblock_setup_device(struct tape_device * device)
 void
 tapeblock_cleanup_device(struct tape_device *device)
 {
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work_sync(&device->blk_data.requeue_task);
 	tape_put_device(device);
 
 	if (!device->blk_data.disk) {