diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index a40a765f0307..9f6f03f41204 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static struct notifier_block nb = {
 
 int addr_init(void)
 {
-	addr_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("ib_addr", 0);
+	addr_wq = alloc_workqueue("ib_addr", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
 	if (!addr_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;