diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 7ebbcd0f51f2..b6fe44adbefa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	    "req->req_q_in=%p req->req_q_out=%p rsp->rsp_q_in=%p rsp->rsp_q_out=%p.\n",
 	    req->req_q_in, req->req_q_out, rsp->rsp_q_in, rsp->rsp_q_out);
 
-	ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", 0, 0);
+	ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (unlikely(!ha->wq)) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto probe_failed;