diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 2b4d613a3474..838e3507eadc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -4201,7 +4201,7 @@ static int __init ib_cm_init(void)
 		goto error1;
 	}
 
-	cm.wq = create_workqueue("ib_cm");
+	cm.wq = alloc_workqueue("ib_cm", 0, 1);
 	if (!cm.wq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error2;