diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
index e1febc74cefd..289adca29621 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ static int idpf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, adapter);
 
-	adapter->init_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-init", 0, 0,
+	adapter->init_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-init",
+					   WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0,
 					   dev_driver_string(dev),
 					   dev_name(dev));
 	if (!adapter->init_wq) {
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ static int idpf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	adapter->serv_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-service", 0, 0,
+	adapter->serv_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-service",
+					   WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0,
 					   dev_driver_string(dev),
 					   dev_name(dev));
 	if (!adapter->serv_wq) {
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ static int idpf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_serv_wq_alloc;
 	}
 
-	adapter->mbx_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-mbx", 0, 0,
+	adapter->mbx_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-mbx",
+					  WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0,
 					  dev_driver_string(dev),
 					  dev_name(dev));
 	if (!adapter->mbx_wq) {
@@ -196,7 +199,8 @@ static int idpf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_mbx_wq_alloc;
 	}
 
-	adapter->stats_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-stats", 0, 0,
+	adapter->stats_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-stats",
+					    WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0,
 					    dev_driver_string(dev),
 					    dev_name(dev));
 	if (!adapter->stats_wq) {
@@ -205,7 +209,8 @@ static int idpf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_stats_wq_alloc;
 	}
 
-	adapter->vc_event_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-vc_event", 0, 0,
+	adapter->vc_event_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s-%s-vc_event",
+					       WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0,
 					       dev_driver_string(dev),
 					       dev_name(dev));
 	if (!adapter->vc_event_wq) {