diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index f206267d9ecd..45d43e9c5827 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -7950,7 +7950,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	/* Allocate all driver workqueues here */
 
 	/* The lpfc_wq workqueue for deferred irq use */
-	phba->wq = alloc_workqueue("lpfc_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	phba->wq = alloc_workqueue("lpfc_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!phba->wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;