diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index be819f80884f..eaf20a332401 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2244,6 +2244,8 @@ void drbd_destroy_device(struct kref *kref)
 		kref_put(&peer_device->connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
 		kfree(peer_device);
 	}
+	if (device->submit.wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(device->submit.wq);
 	kfree(device);
 	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
 }
@@ -2797,7 +2799,7 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 
 	err = add_disk(disk);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_idr_remove_from_resource;
+		goto out_destroy_workqueue;
 
 	/* inherit the connection state */
 	device->state.conn = first_connection(resource)->cstate;
@@ -2811,6 +2813,8 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 	drbd_debugfs_device_add(device);
 	return NO_ERROR;
 
+out_destroy_workqueue:
+	destroy_workqueue(device->submit.wq);
 out_idr_remove_from_resource:
 	for_each_connection_safe(connection, n, resource) {
 		peer_device = idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);