diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
index 5326ea372b24..12c36a5e1d8c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static int gb_sdio_probe(struct gbphy_device *gbphy_dev,
 
 	mutex_init(&host->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&host->xfer);
-	host->mrq_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("mmc-%s", 0, 1,
+	host->mrq_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("mmc-%s", WQ_PERCPU, 1,
 					      dev_name(&gbphy_dev->dev));
 	if (!host->mrq_workqueue) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;