unsigned long ccrc_errors;
        unsigned char rcs0;
        unsigned char rcs1;
-       struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
        struct delayed_work work;
        void *change_callback_private;
        void (*change_callback)(struct ak4114 *ak4114, unsigned char c0, unsigned char c1);
 
 {
        chip->init = 1; /* don't schedule new work */
        mb();
-       if (chip->workqueue != NULL) {
-               flush_workqueue(chip->workqueue);
-               destroy_workqueue(chip->workqueue);
-       }
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        kfree(chip);
 }
 
        for (reg = 0; reg < 5; reg++)
                chip->txcsb[reg] = txcsb[reg];
 
-       chip->workqueue = create_workqueue("snd-ak4114");
-       if (chip->workqueue == NULL) {
-               kfree(chip);
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
-
        snd_ak4114_reinit(chip);
 
        chip->rcs0 = reg_read(chip, AK4114_REG_RCS0) & ~(AK4114_QINT | AK4114_CINT);
 
        chip->init = 1;
        mb();
-       flush_workqueue(chip->workqueue);
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        /* bring the chip to reset state and powerdown state */
        reg_write(chip, AK4114_REG_PWRDN, old & ~(AK4114_RST|AK4114_PWN));
        udelay(200);
        /* bring up statistics / event queing */
        chip->init = 0;
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&chip->work, ak4114_stats);
-       queue_delayed_work(chip->workqueue, &chip->work, HZ / 10);
+       schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, HZ / 10);
 }
 
 static unsigned int external_rate(unsigned char rcs1)
        if (chip->init)
                return;
        snd_ak4114_check_rate_and_errors(chip, 0);
-       queue_delayed_work(chip->workqueue, &chip->work, HZ / 10);
+       schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, HZ / 10);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ak4114_create);