diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_update_interior.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
index 7203ea8d5026..8b0291cfa872 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_update_interior.c
@@ -2534,7 +2534,7 @@ void bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_init_early(struct bch_fs *c)
 int bch2_fs_btree_interior_update_init(struct bch_fs *c)
 {
 	c->btree_interior_update_worker =
-		alloc_workqueue("btree_update", WQ_UNBOUND|WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+		alloc_workqueue("btree_update", WQ_UNBOUND|WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 8);
 	if (!c->btree_interior_update_worker)
 		return -BCH_ERR_ENOMEM_btree_interior_update_worker_init;