diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
index 86e003bc44e0..3c208b5c8446 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ int mhi_ep_register_controller(struct mhi_ep_cntrl *mhi_cntrl,
 	INIT_WORK(&mhi_cntrl->cmd_ring_work, mhi_ep_cmd_ring_worker);
 	INIT_WORK(&mhi_cntrl->ch_ring_work, mhi_ep_ch_ring_worker);
 
-	mhi_cntrl->wq = alloc_workqueue("mhi_ep_wq", 0, 0);
+	mhi_cntrl->wq = alloc_workqueue("mhi_ep_wq", WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!mhi_cntrl->wq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_destroy_ring_item_cache;