diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
index 04bbf172abde..65ee64400deb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@ int __init iwch_cm_init(void)
 {
 	skb_queue_head_init(&rxq);
 
-	workq = create_singlethread_workqueue("iw_cxgb3");
+	workq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("iw_cxgb3", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!workq)
 		return -ENOMEM;