diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index e04d0e09ee7b..7b0f5043cf24 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 		goto fail_wq;
 
 	gfs2_control_wq = alloc_workqueue("gfs2_control",
-			       WQ_NON_REENTRANT | WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
+					  WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_FREEZABLE, 0);
 	if (!gfs2_control_wq)
 		goto fail_recovery;