diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r.h b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r.h
index ed63f7a9ea54..8a133254c4f6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r.h
@@ -929,7 +929,6 @@ struct esas2r_adapter {
 	struct list_head fw_event_list;
 	spinlock_t fw_event_lock;
 	u8 fw_events_off;                       /* if '1', then ignore events */
-	char fw_event_q_name[ESAS2R_KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	/*
 	 * intr_mode stores the interrupt mode currently being used by this
 	 * adapter. it is based on the interrupt_mode module parameter, but
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_init.c b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_init.c
index ff1fa3160c61..0cea5f3d1a08 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_init.c
@@ -311,10 +311,8 @@ int esas2r_init_adapter(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct pci_dev *pcid,
 	sema_init(&a->nvram_semaphore, 1);
 
 	esas2r_fw_event_off(a);
-	snprintf(a->fw_event_q_name, ESAS2R_KOBJ_NAME_LEN, "esas2r/%d",
-		 a->index);
-	a->fw_event_q = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
-						a->fw_event_q_name);
+	a->fw_event_q =
+		alloc_ordered_workqueue("esas2r/%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, a->index);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&a->buffered_ioctl_waiter);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&a->nvram_waiter);