diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index ba104db155c8ad51aa3e414efa6f7f2a923f9533..a3e315174ff5ac8d467c3ed88a53cdbbb4e8e057 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4853,7 +4853,7 @@ static int __init ice_module_init(void)
 	pr_info("%s\n", ice_driver_string);
 	pr_info("%s\n", ice_copyright);
 
-	ice_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+	ice_wq = alloc_workqueue("%s", 0, 0, KBUILD_MODNAME);
 	if (!ice_wq) {
 		pr_err("Failed to create workqueue\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;