diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
index fc089b9..5077746 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 	/* current number of running workers */
 	int num_workers;
 
+	int num_workers_starting;
+
 	/* max number of workers allowed.  changed by btrfs_start_workers */
 	int max_workers;
 
@@ -78,9 +80,10 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * are we allowed to sleep while starting workers or are we required
-	 * to start them at a later time?
+	 * to start them at a later time?  If we can't sleep, this indicates
+	 * which queue we need to use to schedule thread creation.
 	 */
-	int atomic_worker_start;
+	struct btrfs_workers *atomic_worker_start;
 
 	/* list with all the work threads.  The workers on the idle thread
 	 * may be actively servicing jobs, but they haven't yet hit the
@@ -109,7 +112,8 @@
 int btrfs_queue_worker(struct btrfs_workers *workers, struct btrfs_work *work);
 int btrfs_start_workers(struct btrfs_workers *workers, int num_workers);
 int btrfs_stop_workers(struct btrfs_workers *workers);
-void btrfs_init_workers(struct btrfs_workers *workers, char *name, int max);
+void btrfs_init_workers(struct btrfs_workers *workers, char *name, int max,
+			struct btrfs_workers *async_starter);
 int btrfs_requeue_work(struct btrfs_work *work);
 void btrfs_set_work_high_prio(struct btrfs_work *work);
 #endif