diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 81f2457811eb..55fac5b991b7 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -457,11 +457,12 @@ static int worker_pool_assign_id(struct worker_pool *pool)
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&worker_pool_idr_mutex);
-	idr_pre_get(&worker_pool_idr, GFP_KERNEL);
-	ret = idr_get_new(&worker_pool_idr, pool, &pool->id);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&worker_pool_idr, pool, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		pool->id = ret;
 	mutex_unlock(&worker_pool_idr_mutex);
 
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 /*