diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index 97188a795848..cabf91f0d0dc 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ void blk_throtl_exit(struct gendisk *disk)
 
 static int __init throtl_init(void)
 {
-	kthrotld_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kthrotld", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	kthrotld_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kthrotld", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!kthrotld_workqueue)
 		panic("Failed to create kthrotld\n");