diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index a8eab6b1e63b..c8df3edff675 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ mwifiex_reinit_sw(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	adapter->workqueue =
 		alloc_workqueue("MWIFIEX_WORK_QUEUE",
-				WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
+				WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
 	if (!adapter->workqueue)
 		goto err_kmalloc;
 
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ mwifiex_add_card(void *card, struct completion *fw_done,
 
 	adapter->workqueue =
 		alloc_workqueue("MWIFIEX_WORK_QUEUE",
-				WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
+				WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
 	if (!adapter->workqueue)
 		goto err_kmalloc;