diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index 9324ac2d9ff2..43913ae79f64 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ struct vsock_sock {
 	struct list_head pending_links;
 	struct list_head accept_queue;
 	bool rejected;
-	struct delayed_work dwork;
+	struct delayed_work connect_work;
+	struct delayed_work pending_work;
 	struct delayed_work close_work;
 	bool close_work_scheduled;
 	u32 peer_shutdown;
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ struct vsock_sock {
 
 s64 vsock_stream_has_data(struct vsock_sock *vsk);
 s64 vsock_stream_has_space(struct vsock_sock *vsk);
-void vsock_pending_work(struct work_struct *work);
 struct sock *__vsock_create(struct net *net,
 			    struct socket *sock,
 			    struct sock *parent,
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index c1076c19b858..ab27a2872935 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ static int vsock_send_shutdown(struct sock *sk, int mode)
 	return transport->shutdown(vsock_sk(sk), mode);
 }
 
-void vsock_pending_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void vsock_pending_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct sock *listener;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
 	bool cleanup;
 
-	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, dwork.work);
+	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, pending_work.work);
 	sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
 	listener = vsk->listener;
 	cleanup = true;
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ out:
 	sock_put(sk);
 	sock_put(listener);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_pending_work);
 
 /**** SOCKET OPERATIONS ****/
 
@@ -597,6 +596,8 @@ static int __vsock_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_vm *addr)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work);
+
 struct sock *__vsock_create(struct net *net,
 			    struct socket *sock,
 			    struct sock *parent,
@@ -638,6 +639,8 @@ struct sock *__vsock_create(struct net *net,
 	vsk->sent_request = false;
 	vsk->ignore_connecting_rst = false;
 	vsk->peer_shutdown = 0;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vsk->connect_work, vsock_connect_timeout);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vsk->pending_work, vsock_pending_work);
 
 	psk = parent ? vsock_sk(parent) : NULL;
 	if (parent) {
@@ -1117,7 +1120,7 @@ static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
 	int cancel = 0;
 
-	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, dwork.work);
+	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, connect_work.work);
 	sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -1221,9 +1224,7 @@ static int vsock_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			 * timeout fires.
 			 */
 			sock_hold(sk);
-			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vsk->dwork,
-					  vsock_connect_timeout);
-			schedule_delayed_work(&vsk->dwork, timeout);
+			schedule_delayed_work(&vsk->connect_work, timeout);
 
 			/* Skip ahead to preserve error code set above. */
 			goto out_wait;
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index a7a73ffe675b..cb332adb84cd 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -1094,8 +1094,7 @@ static int vmci_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk,
 	vpending->listener = sk;
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	sock_hold(pending);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vpending->dwork, vsock_pending_work);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&vpending->dwork, HZ);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&vpending->pending_work, HZ);
 
 out:
 	return err;