diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas_tf/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas_tf/main.c
index 75bf0c8a2f6f..54e426c1e405 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas_tf/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas_tf/main.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lbtf_bcn_sent);
 static int __init lbtf_init_module(void)
 {
 	lbtf_deb_enter(LBTF_DEB_MAIN);
-	lbtf_wq = create_workqueue("libertastf");
+	lbtf_wq = alloc_workqueue("libertastf", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (lbtf_wq == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "libertastf: couldn't create workqueue\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;