diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/ipaq_micro_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/ipaq_micro_battery.c
index 35b01c7d775b..4af7b770f293 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/ipaq_micro_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/ipaq_micro_battery.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int micro_batt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mb->micro = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	mb->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ipaq-battery-wq");
+	mb->wq = alloc_workqueue("ipaq-battery-wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (!mb->wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;