diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
index 61dffb4c8a1d..e6ae8265f3a3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int scan_chunks_sanity_check(struct device *dev)
 			continue;
 		reinit_completion(&ifs_done);
 		local_work.dev = dev;
-		INIT_WORK(&local_work.w, copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks);
+		INIT_WORK_ONSTACK(&local_work.w, copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks);
 		schedule_work_on(cpu, &local_work.w);
 		wait_for_completion(&ifs_done);
 		if (ifsd->loading_error) {