diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 8517264..fcbd56d 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@
 	init_timer(&q->unplug_timer);
 	setup_timer(&q->timeout, blk_rq_timed_out_timer, (unsigned long) q);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->timeout_list);
+	INIT_WORK(&q->unplug_work, blk_unplug_work);
 
 	kobject_init(&q->kobj, &blk_queue_ktype);
 
diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index b21dcdb..41392fb 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@
 	if (q->unplug_delay == 0)
 		q->unplug_delay = 1;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&q->unplug_work, blk_unplug_work);
-
 	q->unplug_timer.function = blk_unplug_timeout;
 	q->unplug_timer.data = (unsigned long)q;