diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 38a06e8a0f90..e213cecd5094 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4484,6 +4484,16 @@ smb2_new_read_req(void **buf, unsigned int *total_len,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void smb2_readv_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata =
+		container_of(work, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq.work);
+
+	netfs_subreq_terminated(&rdata->subreq,
+				(rdata->result == 0 || rdata->result == -EAGAIN) ?
+				rdata->got_bytes : rdata->result, true);
+}
+
 static void
 smb2_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
@@ -4578,9 +4588,8 @@ smb2_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 			rdata->result = 0;
 	}
 	rdata->credits.value = 0;
-	netfs_subreq_terminated(&rdata->subreq,
-				(rdata->result == 0 || rdata->result == -EAGAIN) ?
-				rdata->got_bytes : rdata->result, true);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdata->subreq.work, smb2_readv_worker);
+	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &rdata->subreq.work);
 	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 }