diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index b0931818cf98..60a80cbfcdc7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1578,9 +1578,9 @@ acpi_status __init acpi_os_initialize(void)
 
 acpi_status __init acpi_os_initialize1(void)
 {
-	kacpid_wq = create_workqueue("kacpid");
-	kacpi_notify_wq = create_workqueue("kacpi_notify");
-	kacpi_hotplug_wq = create_workqueue("kacpi_hotplug");
+	kacpid_wq = alloc_workqueue("kacpid", 0, 1);
+	kacpi_notify_wq = alloc_workqueue("kacpi_notify", 0, 1);
+	kacpi_hotplug_wq = alloc_workqueue("kacpi_hotplug", 0, 1);
 	BUG_ON(!kacpid_wq);
 	BUG_ON(!kacpi_notify_wq);
 	BUG_ON(!kacpi_hotplug_wq);