diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 9b9fa51067bd..7d7ce855ae88 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ static int __init thermal_init(void)
 	if (result)
 		goto error;
 
-	thermal_wq = alloc_workqueue("thermal_events", WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT, 0);
+	thermal_wq = alloc_workqueue("thermal_events", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
 	if (!thermal_wq) {
 		result = -ENOMEM;
 		goto unregister_netlink;