diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
index bf3265e67865..7d85fe410042 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ static int __init iw_cm_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	iwcm_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("iw_cm_wq", 0);
+	iwcm_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("iw_cm_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!iwcm_wq)
 		goto err_alloc;