diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
index 08f0ca7aa012..a61d8fd63c12 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
@@ -310,10 +310,6 @@ static int hdpvr_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wait_buffer);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wait_data);
 
-	dev->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("hdpvr_buffer");
-	if (!dev->workqueue)
-		goto error;
-
 	dev->options = hdpvr_default_options;
 
 	if (default_video_input < HDPVR_VIDEO_INPUTS)
@@ -404,9 +400,7 @@ static int hdpvr_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 #endif
 error:
 	if (dev) {
-		/* Destroy single thread */
-		if (dev->workqueue)
-			destroy_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
+		flush_work(&dev->worker);
 		/* this frees allocated memory */
 		hdpvr_delete(dev);
 	}
@@ -427,7 +421,7 @@ static void hdpvr_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
 	v4l2_device_disconnect(&dev->v4l2_dev);
 	msleep(100);
-	flush_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
+	flush_work(&dev->worker);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
 	hdpvr_cancel_queue(dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
index ba7f02270c83..2a3a8b470555 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int hdpvr_start_streaming(struct hdpvr_device *dev)
 	dev->status = STATUS_STREAMING;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->worker, hdpvr_transmit_buffers);
-	queue_work(dev->workqueue, &dev->worker);
+	schedule_work(&dev->worker);
 
 	v4l2_dbg(MSG_BUFFER, hdpvr_debug, &dev->v4l2_dev,
 			"streaming started\n");
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int hdpvr_stop_streaming(struct hdpvr_device *dev)
 	wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wait_buffer);
 	msleep(50);
 
-	flush_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
+	flush_work(&dev->worker);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
 	/* kill the still outstanding urbs */
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static void hdpvr_device_release(struct video_device *vdev)
 
 	hdpvr_delete(dev);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->io_mutex);
-	destroy_workqueue(dev->workqueue);
+	flush_work(&dev->worker);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->io_mutex);
 
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&dev->v4l2_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr.h b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
index 78e815441f95..a12e0af1d4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ struct hdpvr_device {
 	/* waitqueue for data */
 	wait_queue_head_t	wait_data;
 	/**/
-	struct workqueue_struct	*workqueue;
-	/**/
 	struct work_struct	worker;
 	/* current stream owner */
 	struct v4l2_fh		*owner;