diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index f9356cb89497..82895859c90d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -6899,7 +6899,8 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_init_eq_table(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&hr_dev->ecc_work, fmea_ram_ecc_work);
 
-	hr_dev->irq_workq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("hns_roce_irq_workq", 0);
+	hr_dev->irq_workq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("hns_roce_irq_workq",
+						    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!hr_dev->irq_workq) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create irq workqueue.\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;