diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
index 28a94c7ec6e5..e5af0e3a26ec 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
@@ -1262,8 +1262,7 @@ static int __init fw_core_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	fw_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("firewire",
-				       WQ_NON_REENTRANT | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	fw_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("firewire", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (!fw_workqueue)
 		return -ENOMEM;