diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_umem.h b/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
index 92a673cd9b4f..95896472a82b 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct ib_umem {
 	u32 writable : 1;
 	u32 is_odp : 1;
 	u32 is_dmabuf : 1;
-	struct work_struct	work;
 	struct sg_append_table sgt_append;
 };