diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 2fff68935338..b00ae7a664da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ static int tcm_qla2xxx_register_configfs(void)
 		goto out_fabric;
 
 	tcm_qla2xxx_free_wq = alloc_workqueue("tcm_qla2xxx_free",
-						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!tcm_qla2xxx_free_wq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_fabric_npiv;