diff --git a/fs/afs/vlocation.c b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
index 52976785a32c..45a86396fd2d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vlocation.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
@@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ static void afs_vlocation_reaper(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 int __init afs_vlocation_update_init(void)
 {
-	afs_vlocation_update_worker =
-		create_singlethread_workqueue("kafs_vlupdated");
+	afs_vlocation_update_worker = alloc_workqueue("kafs_vlupdated",
+						      WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	return afs_vlocation_update_worker ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }