diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 5c72aad3dae7..aac6733ddd82 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ static void radeon_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev, int index)
 	if (radeon_crtc == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	radeon_crtc->flip_queue = alloc_workqueue("radeon-crtc", WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
+	radeon_crtc->flip_queue = alloc_workqueue("radeon-crtc",
+						  WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!radeon_crtc->flip_queue) {
 		kfree(radeon_crtc);
 		return;