1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index a8a58e2794a5..5c4fd68a8671 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
                  "Interrupts were enabled *very* early, fixing it\n"))
                 local_irq_disable();
         idr_init_cache();
+
+        /*
+         * Allow workqueue creation and work item queueing/cancelling
+         * early.  Work item execution depends on kthreads and starts after
+         * workqueue_init().
+         */
+        workqueue_init_early();
+
         rcu_init();
 
         /* trace_printk() and trace points may be used after this */
@@ -1005,6 +1013,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 
         smp_prepare_cpus(setup_max_cpus);
 
+        workqueue_init();
+
         do_pre_smp_initcalls();
         lockup_detector_init();