diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index e5a64d4f255c..49c8a1818baf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *iscsi_host_alloc(struct scsi_host_template *sht,
 			"iscsi_q_%d", shost->host_no);
 		ihost->workq = alloc_workqueue("%s",
 			WQ_SYSFS | __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND,
-			2, ihost->workq_name);
+			1, ihost->workq_name);
 		if (!ihost->workq)
 			goto free_host;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index f4cc08eb47ba..7ae5024e7824 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -4760,7 +4760,7 @@ static __init int iscsi_transport_init(void)
 
 	iscsi_eh_timer_workq = alloc_workqueue("%s",
 			WQ_SYSFS | __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND,
-			2, "iscsi_eh");
+			1, "iscsi_eh");
 	if (!iscsi_eh_timer_workq) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto release_nls;