diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index d23d53c0e284..91cd6fa42e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int mlxsw_emad_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 	if (!(mlxsw_core->bus->features & MLXSW_BUS_F_TXRX))
 		return 0;
 
-	emad_wq = alloc_workqueue("mlxsw_core_emad", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	emad_wq = alloc_workqueue("mlxsw_core_emad", 0, 0);
 	if (!emad_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	mlxsw_core->emad_wq = emad_wq;