diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 1565bab9edc8..0ad534fe6673 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -24,41 +24,49 @@
 
 enum work_bits {
 	WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT	= 0,	/* work item is pending execution */
-	WORK_STRUCT_INACTIVE_BIT= 1,	/* work item is inactive */
-	WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_BIT	= 2,	/* data points to pwq */
-	WORK_STRUCT_LINKED_BIT	= 3,	/* next work is linked to this one */
+	WORK_STRUCT_INACTIVE_BIT,	/* work item is inactive */
+	WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_BIT,		/* data points to pwq */
+	WORK_STRUCT_LINKED_BIT,		/* next work is linked to this one */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_WORK
-	WORK_STRUCT_STATIC_BIT	= 4,	/* static initializer (debugobjects) */
-	WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT	= 5,	/* color for workqueue flushing */
-#else
-	WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT	= 4,	/* color for workqueue flushing */
+	WORK_STRUCT_STATIC_BIT,		/* static initializer (debugobjects) */
 #endif
+	WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS,
 
+	/* color for workqueue flushing */
+	WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT	= WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS,
 	WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_BITS	= 4,
 
 	/*
-	 * Reserve 8 bits off of pwq pointer w/ debugobjects turned off.
-	 * This makes pwqs aligned to 256 bytes and allows 16 workqueue
-	 * flush colors.
+	 * When WORK_STRUCT_PWQ is set, reserve 8 bits off of pwq pointer w/
+	 * debugobjects turned off. This makes pwqs aligned to 256 bytes (512
+	 * bytes w/ DEBUG_OBJECTS_WORK) and allows 16 workqueue flush colors.
+	 *
+	 * MSB
+	 * [ pwq pointer ] [ flush color ] [ STRUCT flags ]
+	 *                     4 bits        4 or 5 bits
 	 */
-	WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS	= WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT +
-				  WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_BITS,
+	WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_SHIFT	= WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT + WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_BITS,
 
-	/* data contains off-queue information when !WORK_STRUCT_PWQ */
-	WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BASE	= WORK_STRUCT_COLOR_SHIFT,
-
-	__WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING	= WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BASE,
+	/*
+	 * data contains off-queue information when !WORK_STRUCT_PWQ.
+	 *
+	 * MSB
+	 * [ pool ID ] [ OFFQ flags ] [ STRUCT flags ]
+	 *                 1 bit        4 or 5 bits
+	 */
+	WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_SHIFT	= WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS,
+	WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING_BIT = WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_SHIFT,
+	WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_END,
+	WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BITS	= WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_END - WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_SHIFT,
 
 	/*
-	 * When a work item is off queue, its high bits point to the last
-	 * pool it was on.  Cap at 31 bits and use the highest number to
-	 * indicate that no pool is associated.
+	 * When a work item is off queue, the high bits encode off-queue flags
+	 * and the last pool it was on. Cap pool ID to 31 bits and use the
+	 * highest number to indicate that no pool is associated.
 	 */
-	WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BITS	= 1,
-	WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT	= WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BASE + WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BITS,
+	WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT	= WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_SHIFT + WORK_OFFQ_FLAG_BITS,
 	WORK_OFFQ_LEFT		= BITS_PER_LONG - WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT,
 	WORK_OFFQ_POOL_BITS	= WORK_OFFQ_LEFT <= 31 ? WORK_OFFQ_LEFT : 31,
-
 };
 
 enum work_flags {
@@ -88,12 +96,10 @@ enum wq_misc_consts {
 };
 
 /* Convenience constants - of type 'unsigned long', not 'enum'! */
-#define WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING	(1ul << __WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING)
+#define WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING	(1ul << WORK_OFFQ_CANCELING_BIT)
 #define WORK_OFFQ_POOL_NONE	((1ul << WORK_OFFQ_POOL_BITS) - 1)
 #define WORK_STRUCT_NO_POOL	(WORK_OFFQ_POOL_NONE << WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT)
-
-#define WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_MASK    ((1ul << WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS) - 1)
-#define WORK_STRUCT_WQ_DATA_MASK (~WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_MASK)
+#define WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_MASK	(~((1ul << WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_SHIFT) - 1))
 
 #define WORK_DATA_INIT()	ATOMIC_LONG_INIT((unsigned long)WORK_STRUCT_NO_POOL)
 #define WORK_DATA_STATIC_INIT()	\
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 317c85f051b0..7c6915e23c5c 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ enum pool_workqueue_stats {
 };
 
 /*
- * The per-pool workqueue.  While queued, the lower WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS
+ * The per-pool workqueue.  While queued, bits below WORK_PWQ_SHIFT
  * of work_struct->data are used for flags and the remaining high bits
  * point to the pwq; thus, pwqs need to be aligned at two's power of the
  * number of flag bits.
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ struct pool_workqueue {
 	 */
 	struct kthread_work	release_work;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
-} __aligned(1 << WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS);
+} __aligned(1 << WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_SHIFT);
 
 /*
  * Structure used to wait for workqueue flush.
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ static void clear_work_data(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static inline struct pool_workqueue *work_struct_pwq(unsigned long data)
 {
-	return (struct pool_workqueue *)(data & WORK_STRUCT_WQ_DATA_MASK);
+	return (struct pool_workqueue *)(data & WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_MASK);
 }
 
 static struct pool_workqueue *get_work_pwq(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -4851,7 +4851,7 @@ static void pwq_release_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 static void init_pwq(struct pool_workqueue *pwq, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 		     struct worker_pool *pool)
 {
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pwq & WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_MASK);
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pwq & ~WORK_STRUCT_PWQ_MASK);
 
 	memset(pwq, 0, sizeof(*pwq));
 
