diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
index 8b7c4bce7a4..745670f535e 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static void rio_init_em(struct rio_dev *rdev);
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rio_global_list_lock);
 
 static int next_destid = 0;
-static int next_net = 0;
 static int next_comptag = 1;
 
 static int rio_mport_phys_table[] = {
@@ -1062,7 +1061,7 @@ static struct rio_net __devinit *rio_alloc_net(struct rio_mport *port)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->mports);
 		list_add_tail(&port->nnode, &net->mports);
 		net->hport = port;
-		net->id = next_net++;
+		net->id = port->id;
 	}
 	return net;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
index d7b68cc2d84..d4bd69013c5 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
@@ -1260,15 +1260,62 @@ static int __devinit rio_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *rio_wq;
+
+struct rio_disc_work {
+	struct work_struct	work;
+	struct rio_mport	*mport;
+};
+
+static void __devinit disc_work_handler(struct work_struct *_work)
+{
+	struct rio_disc_work *work;
+
+	work = container_of(_work, struct rio_disc_work, work);
+	pr_debug("RIO: discovery work for mport %d %s\n",
+		 work->mport->id, work->mport->name);
+	rio_disc_mport(work->mport);
+
+	kfree(work);
+}
+
 int __devinit rio_init_mports(void)
 {
 	struct rio_mport *port;
+	struct rio_disc_work *work;
+	int no_disc = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &rio_mports, node) {
 		if (port->host_deviceid >= 0)
 			rio_enum_mport(port);
-		else
-			rio_disc_mport(port);
+		else if (!no_disc) {
+			if (!rio_wq) {
+				rio_wq = alloc_workqueue("riodisc", 0, 0);
+				if (!rio_wq) {
+					pr_err("RIO: unable allocate rio_wq\n");
+					no_disc = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
+			work = kzalloc(sizeof *work, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!work) {
+				pr_err("RIO: no memory for work struct\n");
+				no_disc = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			work->mport = port;
+			INIT_WORK(&work->work, disc_work_handler);
+			queue_work(rio_wq, &work->work);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (rio_wq) {
+		pr_debug("RIO: flush discovery workqueue\n");
+		flush_workqueue(rio_wq);
+		pr_debug("RIO: flush discovery workqueue finished\n");
+		destroy_workqueue(rio_wq);
 	}
 
 	rio_init();