diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 0552aa8a1150..6241e71130c4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -3053,6 +3053,8 @@ static int __init nvme_tcp_init_module(void)
 
 	if (wq_unbound)
 		wq_flags |= WQ_UNBOUND;
+	else
+		wq_flags |= WQ_PERCPU;
 
 	nvme_tcp_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvme_tcp_wq", wq_flags, 0);
 	if (!nvme_tcp_wq)