diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
index 712d2a30fbe5..f6474c24f193 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int __init mthca_catas_init(void)
 {
 	INIT_WORK(&catas_work, catas_reset);
 
-	catas_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("mthca_catas");
+	catas_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mthca_catas", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!catas_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;