diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index c0c47a878cc6..af88d1d7ccae 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -6598,7 +6598,7 @@ nfs4_state_start(void)
 	ret = set_callback_cred();
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	laundry_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("nfsd4");
+	laundry_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", WQ_UNBOUND, 0, "nfsd4");
 	if (laundry_wq == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_recovery;