diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 456be28ba67c..2597cb43f438 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void extract_entropy(void *buf, size_t len)
 
 static void __cold _credit_init_bits(size_t bits)
 {
-	static struct execute_work set_ready;
+	static DECLARE_WORK(set_ready, crng_set_ready);
 	unsigned int new, orig, add;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ static void __cold _credit_init_bits(size_t bits)
 
 	if (orig < POOL_READY_BITS && new >= POOL_READY_BITS) {
 		crng_reseed(NULL); /* Sets crng_init to CRNG_READY under base_crng.lock. */
-		if (static_key_initialized)
-			execute_in_process_context(crng_set_ready, &set_ready);
+		if (static_key_initialized && system_unbound_wq)
+			queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &set_ready);
 		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&random_ready_notifier, 0, NULL);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&crng_init_wait);
 		kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
@@ -890,8 +890,8 @@ void __init random_init(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * If we were initialized by the cpu or bootloader before jump labels
-	 * are initialized, then we should enable the static branch here, where
-	 * it's guaranteed that jump labels have been initialized.
+	 * or workqueues are initialized, then we should enable the static
+	 * branch here, where it's guaranteed that these have been initialized.
 	 */
 	if (!static_branch_likely(&crng_is_ready) && crng_init >= CRNG_READY)
 		crng_set_ready(NULL);