diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
index 31d68c151b20..82f4ae87d6bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
@@ -1076,7 +1076,6 @@ struct scmd_priv {
  * @fwevt_worker_thread: Firmware event worker thread
  * @fwevt_lock: Firmware event lock
  * @fwevt_list: Firmware event list
- * @watchdog_work_q_name: Fault watchdog worker thread name
  * @watchdog_work_q: Fault watchdog worker thread
  * @watchdog_work: Fault watchdog work
  * @watchdog_lock: Fault watchdog lock
@@ -1265,7 +1264,6 @@ struct mpi3mr_ioc {
 	spinlock_t fwevt_lock;
 	struct list_head fwevt_list;
 
-	char watchdog_work_q_name[50];
 	struct workqueue_struct *watchdog_work_q;
 	struct delayed_work watchdog_work;
 	spinlock_t watchdog_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index 8fe6e0bf342e..b564fe5980a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -2878,11 +2878,8 @@ void mpi3mr_start_watchdog(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
 		return;
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mrioc->watchdog_work, mpi3mr_watchdog_work);
-	snprintf(mrioc->watchdog_work_q_name,
-	    sizeof(mrioc->watchdog_work_q_name), "watchdog_%s%d", mrioc->name,
-	    mrioc->id);
 	mrioc->watchdog_work_q = alloc_ordered_workqueue(
-		"%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, mrioc->watchdog_work_q_name);
+		"watchdog_%s%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, mrioc->name, mrioc->id);
 	if (!mrioc->watchdog_work_q) {
 		ioc_err(mrioc, "%s: failed (line=%d)\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 		return;