diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index c8c5838..4c53fa2 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@
  * the appropriate worker_pool through its pool_workqueues.
  */
 struct workqueue_struct {
-	unsigned int		flags;		/* WQ: WQ_* flags */
-	struct pool_workqueue __percpu *cpu_pwqs; /* I: per-cpu pwq's */
 	struct list_head	pwqs;		/* WR: all pwqs of this wq */
 	struct list_head	list;		/* PL: list of all workqueues */
 
@@ -255,6 +253,10 @@
 	struct lockdep_map	lockdep_map;
 #endif
 	char			name[WQ_NAME_LEN]; /* I: workqueue name */
+
+	/* hot fields used during command issue, aligned to cacheline */
+	unsigned int		flags ____cacheline_aligned; /* WQ: WQ_* flags */
+	struct pool_workqueue __percpu *cpu_pwqs; /* I: per-cpu pwqs */
 };
 
 static struct kmem_cache *pwq_cache;