diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index c7c0df3b8f65..fdd9efd1e0b3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static void crng_initialize(struct crng_state *crng)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-static void numa_crng_init(void)
+static void do_numa_crng_init(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct crng_state *crng;
@@ -821,6 +821,13 @@ static void numa_crng_init(void)
 		kfree(pool);
 	}
 }
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(numa_crng_init_work, do_numa_crng_init);
+
+static void numa_crng_init(void)
+{
+	schedule_work(&numa_crng_init_work);
+}
 #else
 static void numa_crng_init(void) {}
 #endif