diff --git a/net/rds/cong.c b/net/rds/cong.c
index 8b689ebbd5b5..ac1f120c10f9 100644
--- a/net/rds/cong.c
+++ b/net/rds/cong.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void rds_cong_queue_updates(struct rds_cong_map *map)
 			 *    therefore trigger warnings.
 			 * Defer the xmit to rds_send_worker() instead.
 			 */
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index 68bc88cce84e..dc7323707f45 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static struct rds_connection *__rds_conn_create(struct net *net,
 		__rds_conn_path_init(conn, &conn->c_path[i],
 				     is_outgoing);
 		conn->c_path[i].cp_index = i;
+		conn->c_path[i].cp_wq = rds_wq;
 	}
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (rds_destroy_pending(conn))
@@ -884,7 +885,7 @@ void rds_conn_path_drop(struct rds_conn_path *cp, bool destroy)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
-	queue_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_down_w);
+	queue_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_down_w);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_conn_path_drop);
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@ void rds_conn_path_connect_if_down(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 	}
 	if (rds_conn_path_state(cp) == RDS_CONN_DOWN &&
 	    !test_and_set_bit(RDS_RECONNECT_PENDING, &cp->cp_flags))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w, 0);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_conn_path_connect_if_down);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_recv.c b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
index 4248dfa816eb..357128d34a54 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void rds_ib_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, int prefill, gfp_t gfp)
 	    (must_wake ||
 	    (can_wait && rds_ib_ring_low(&ic->i_recv_ring)) ||
 	    rds_ib_ring_empty(&ic->i_recv_ring))) {
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_recv_w, 1);
+		queue_delayed_work(conn->c_path->cp_wq, &conn->c_recv_w, 1);
 	}
 	if (can_wait)
 		cond_resched();
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_send.c b/net/rds/ib_send.c
index 4190b90ff3b1..f9d28ddd168d 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_send.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void rds_ib_send_cqe_handler(struct rds_ib_connection *ic, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags) ||
 	    test_bit(0, &conn->c_map_queued))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(conn->c_path->cp_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
 
 	/* We expect errors as the qp is drained during shutdown */
 	if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS && rds_conn_up(conn)) {
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void rds_ib_send_add_credits(struct rds_connection *conn, unsigned int credits)
 
 	atomic_add(IB_SET_SEND_CREDITS(credits), &ic->i_credits);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(conn->c_path->cp_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
 
 	WARN_ON(IB_GET_SEND_CREDITS(credits) >= 16384);
 
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index a029e5fcdea7..b35afa2658cc 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct rds_conn_path {
 
 	void			*cp_transport_data;
 
+	struct workqueue_struct	*cp_wq;
 	atomic_t		cp_state;
 	unsigned long		cp_send_gen;
 	unsigned long		cp_flags;
diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 0b3d0ef2f008..3e3d028bc21e 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ over_batch:
 			if (rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
 				ret = -ENETUNREACH;
 			else
-				queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 1);
+				queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq,
+						   &cp->cp_send_w, 1);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 		} else if (raced) {
 			rds_stats_inc(s_send_lock_queue_raced);
@@ -1380,7 +1381,7 @@ int rds_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t payload_len)
 		if (rds_destroy_pending(cpath->cp_conn))
 			ret = -ENETUNREACH;
 		else
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cpath->cp_send_w, 1);
+			queue_delayed_work(cpath->cp_wq, &cpath->cp_send_w, 1);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 	if (ret)
@@ -1470,10 +1471,10 @@ rds_send_probe(struct rds_conn_path *cp, __be16 sport,
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_queued);
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_pong);
 
-	/* schedule the send work on rds_wq */
+	/* schedule the send work on cp_wq */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (!rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 1);
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 1);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	rds_message_put(rm);
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
index 7997a19d1da3..b7cf7f451430 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void rds_tcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	if (rds_tcp_read_sock(cp, GFP_ATOMIC) == -ENOMEM) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		if (!rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 out:
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_send.c b/net/rds/tcp_send.c
index 7d284ac7e81a..4e82c9644aa6 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_send.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void rds_tcp_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if ((refcount_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) << 1) <= sk->sk_sndbuf &&
 	    !rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/rds/threads.c b/net/rds/threads.c
index 1f424cbfcbb4..639302bab51e 100644
--- a/net/rds/threads.c
+++ b/net/rds/threads.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ void rds_connect_path_complete(struct rds_conn_path *cp, int curr)
 	set_bit(0, &cp->cp_conn->c_map_queued);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (!rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn)) {
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	cp->cp_conn->c_proposed_version = RDS_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void rds_queue_reconnect(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 		cp->cp_reconnect_jiffies = rds_sysctl_reconnect_min_jiffies;
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		if (!rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w, 0);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w, 0);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void rds_queue_reconnect(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 		 conn, &conn->c_laddr, &conn->c_faddr);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (!rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w,
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_conn_w,
 				   rand % cp->cp_reconnect_jiffies);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ void rds_send_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		switch (ret) {
 		case -EAGAIN:
 			rds_stats_inc(s_send_immediate_retry);
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 0);
 			break;
 		case -ENOMEM:
 			rds_stats_inc(s_send_delayed_retry);
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 2);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_send_w, 2);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ void rds_recv_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		switch (ret) {
 		case -EAGAIN:
 			rds_stats_inc(s_recv_immediate_retry);
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
 			break;
 		case -ENOMEM:
 			rds_stats_inc(s_recv_delayed_retry);
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 2);
+			queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 2);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;