diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index 01f147505487..a23392327ce2 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void erofs_destroy_percpu_workers(void)
 static struct kthread_worker *erofs_init_percpu_worker(int cpu)
 {
 	struct kthread_worker *worker =
-		kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, 0, "erofs_worker/%u", cpu);
+		kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, 0, "erofs_worker/%u");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(worker))
 		return worker;
diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index 30209bdf83a2..0c66e7c1092a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -187,13 +187,24 @@ extern void __kthread_init_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
 
 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr);
 
-__printf(2, 3)
+__printf(3, 4)
+struct kthread_worker *kthread_create_worker_on_node(unsigned int flags,
+						     int node,
+						     const char namefmt[], ...);
+
+#define kthread_create_worker(flags, namefmt, ...) \
+({									   \
+	struct kthread_worker *__kw					   \
+		= kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, NUMA_NO_NODE,	   \
+						namefmt, ## __VA_ARGS__);  \
+	if (!IS_ERR(__kw))						   \
+		wake_up_process(__kw->task);				   \
+	__kw;								   \
+})
+
 struct kthread_worker *
-kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags, const char namefmt[], ...);
-
-__printf(3, 4) struct kthread_worker *
 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
-			     const char namefmt[], ...);
+			     const char namefmt[]);
 
 bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
 			struct kthread_work *work);
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 6bb958a75a0b..429ada0dbe93 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -1030,12 +1030,11 @@ int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
 
 static __printf(3, 0) struct kthread_worker *
-__kthread_create_worker(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
-			const char namefmt[], va_list args)
+__kthread_create_worker_on_node(unsigned int flags, int node,
+				const char namefmt[], va_list args)
 {
 	struct kthread_worker *worker;
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	int node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 
 	worker = kzalloc(sizeof(*worker), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!worker)
@@ -1043,20 +1042,14 @@ __kthread_create_worker(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
 
 	kthread_init_worker(worker);
 
-	if (cpu >= 0)
-		node = cpu_to_node(cpu);
-
 	task = __kthread_create_on_node(kthread_worker_fn, worker,
-						node, namefmt, args);
+					node, namefmt, args);
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		goto fail_task;
 
-	if (cpu >= 0)
-		kthread_bind(task, cpu);
-
 	worker->flags = flags;
 	worker->task = task;
-	wake_up_process(task);
+
 	return worker;
 
 fail_task:
@@ -1067,6 +1060,7 @@ __kthread_create_worker(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
 /**
  * kthread_create_worker - create a kthread worker
  * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
+ * @node: task structure for the thread is allocated on this node
  * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
  *
  * Returns a pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
@@ -1074,25 +1068,49 @@ __kthread_create_worker(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
  * when the caller was killed by a fatal signal.
  */
 struct kthread_worker *
-kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags, const char namefmt[], ...)
+kthread_create_worker_on_node(unsigned int flags, int node, const char namefmt[], ...)
 {
 	struct kthread_worker *worker;
 	va_list args;
 
 	va_start(args, namefmt);
-	worker = __kthread_create_worker(-1, flags, namefmt, args);
+	worker = __kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, node, namefmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
+	if (worker)
+		wake_up_process(worker->task);
+
+	return worker;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_node);
+
+static __printf(3, 4) struct kthread_worker *
+__kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
+			       const char namefmt[], ...)
+{
+	struct kthread_worker *worker;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, namefmt);
+	worker = __kthread_create_worker_on_node(flags, cpu_to_node(cpu),
+						 namefmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	if (worker) {
+		kthread_bind(worker->task, cpu);
+		wake_up_process(worker->task);
+	}
+
 	return worker;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker);
 
 /**
  * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu - create a kthread worker and bind it
  *	to a given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
  * @cpu: CPU number
  * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
- * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
+ * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
+ *	     to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
  *
  * Use a valid CPU number if you want to bind the kthread worker
  * to the given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
@@ -1124,16 +1142,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker);
  */
 struct kthread_worker *
 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
-			     const char namefmt[], ...)
+			     const char namefmt[])
 {
-	struct kthread_worker *worker;
-	va_list args;
-
-	va_start(args, namefmt);
-	worker = __kthread_create_worker(cpu, flags, namefmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	return worker;
+	return __kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, flags, namefmt, cpu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu);
 
