diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 26a09bd..37d1bbc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,11 @@
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
 	xfs_unmountfs(mp);
-	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
+
 	xfs_freesb(mp);
 	xfs_icsb_destroy_counters(mp);
 	xfs_destroy_mount_workqueues(mp);
@@ -1384,9 +1388,11 @@
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	set_posix_acl_flag(sb);
 
-	error = xfs_syncd_init(mp);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_filestream_unmount;
+	INIT_WORK(&mp->m_flush_work, xfs_flush_worker);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_sync_work, xfs_sync_worker);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_reclaim_work, xfs_reclaim_worker);
+
+	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
 
 	error = xfs_mountfs(mp);
 	if (error)
@@ -1409,8 +1415,10 @@
 
 	return 0;
  out_syncd_stop:
-	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
- out_filestream_unmount:
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
+
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
  out_free_sb:
 	xfs_freesb(mp);
@@ -1429,7 +1437,10 @@
  out_unmount:
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs(mp);
-	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
+
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
 	goto out_free_sb;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
index 9500caf..7502f06 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 	xfs_buf_unlock(mp->m_sb_bp);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 xfs_syncd_queue_sync(
 	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
 {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
  * disk quotas.  We might need to cover the log to indicate that the
  * filesystem is idle and not frozen.
  */
-STATIC void
+void
 xfs_sync_worker(
 	struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
  * goes low. It scans as quickly as possible avoiding locked inodes or those
  * already being flushed, and once done schedules a future pass.
  */
-STATIC void
+void
 xfs_reclaim_worker(
 	struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 	flush_work(&mp->m_flush_work);
 }
 
-STATIC void
+void
 xfs_flush_worker(
 	struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -489,28 +489,6 @@
 	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_WAIT);
 }
 
-int
-xfs_syncd_init(
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
-{
-	INIT_WORK(&mp->m_flush_work, xfs_flush_worker);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_sync_work, xfs_sync_worker);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_reclaim_work, xfs_reclaim_worker);
-
-	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-xfs_syncd_stop(
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
-{
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
-}
-
 void
 __xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
index 941202e..3f59e5b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_syncd_wq;	/* sync workqueue */
 
-int xfs_syncd_init(struct xfs_mount *mp);
-void xfs_syncd_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+void xfs_syncd_queue_sync(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+void xfs_sync_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+void xfs_flush_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+void xfs_reclaim_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 
 int xfs_quiesce_data(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_quiesce_attr(struct xfs_mount *mp);