diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index da786eb18558..368f4f08b686 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ static int create_workqueues(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 			ppd->hfi1_wq =
 				alloc_workqueue(
 				    "hfi%d_%d",
-				    WQ_SYSFS | WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE,
+				    WQ_SYSFS | WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE |
+				    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
 				    HFI1_MAX_ACTIVE_WORKQUEUE_ENTRIES,
 				    dd->unit, pidx);
 			if (!ppd->hfi1_wq)