diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index fd778337deee..408f307694aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -880,7 +880,9 @@ mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct semaphore *sem,
 	adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = 0;
 	adapter->scan_wait_q_woken = false;
 
-	adapter->workqueue = create_workqueue("MWIFIEX_WORK_QUEUE");
+	adapter->workqueue =
+		alloc_workqueue("MWIFIEX_WORK_QUEUE",
+				WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
 	if (!adapter->workqueue)
 		goto err_kmalloc;