diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 7daafdc2514..7f28c32d9ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -149,19 +149,27 @@ struct execute_work {
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *
 __create_workqueue_key(const char *name, int singlethread,
-		       int freezeable, struct lock_class_key *key);
+		       int freezeable, struct lock_class_key *key,
+		       const char *lock_name);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 #define __create_workqueue(name, singlethread, freezeable)	\
 ({								\
 	static struct lock_class_key __key;			\
+	const char *__lock_name;				\
+								\
+	if (__builtin_constant_p(name))				\
+		__lock_name = (name);				\
+	else							\
+		__lock_name = #name;				\
 								\
 	__create_workqueue_key((name), (singlethread),		\
-			       (freezeable), &__key);		\
+			       (freezeable), &__key,		\
+			       __lock_name);			\
 })
 #else
 #define __create_workqueue(name, singlethread, freezeable)	\
-	__create_workqueue_key((name), (singlethread), (freezeable), NULL)
+	__create_workqueue_key((name), (singlethread), (freezeable), NULL, NULL)
 #endif
 
 #define create_workqueue(name) __create_workqueue((name), 0, 0)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 52d5e7c9a8e..8db0b597509 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ static void start_workqueue_thread(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int cpu)
 struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
 						int singlethread,
 						int freezeable,
-						struct lock_class_key *key)
+						struct lock_class_key *key,
+						const char *lock_name)
 {
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
 	}
 
 	wq->name = name;
-	lockdep_init_map(&wq->lockdep_map, name, key, 0);
+	lockdep_init_map(&wq->lockdep_map, lock_name, key, 0);
 	wq->singlethread = singlethread;
 	wq->freezeable = freezeable;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wq->list);