diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
index 3362362f9e2e..e351552733df 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
@@ -3219,7 +3219,7 @@ static int __init rtrs_client_init(void)
 		pr_err("Failed to create rtrs-client dev class\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
-	rtrs_wq = alloc_workqueue("rtrs_client_wq", 0, 0);
+	rtrs_wq = alloc_workqueue("rtrs_client_wq", WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!rtrs_wq) {
 		class_unregister(&rtrs_clt_dev_class);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index 0140bfaed721..6482ad859bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ static int __init rtrs_server_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	rtrs_wq = alloc_workqueue("rtrs_server_wq", 0, 0);
+	rtrs_wq = alloc_workqueue("rtrs_server_wq", WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!rtrs_wq) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_dev_class;