diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 7f69031f2b61..49810642bc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ static ssize_t kfd_procfs_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 							      attr_sdma);
 		struct kfd_sdma_activity_handler_workarea sdma_activity_work_handler;
 
-		INIT_WORK(&sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_work,
-					kfd_sdma_activity_worker);
+		INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_work,
+				  kfd_sdma_activity_worker);
 
 		sdma_activity_work_handler.pdd = pdd;
 		sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_counter = 0;
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static ssize_t kfd_procfs_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 		schedule_work(&sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_work);
 
 		flush_work(&sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_work);
+		destroy_work_on_stack(&sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_work);
 
 		return snprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "%llu\n",
 				(sdma_activity_work_handler.sdma_activity_counter)/