diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_init.c
index 96a7f62f0754..a2a4b58503d6 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_init.c
@@ -1543,8 +1543,7 @@ int of_register_mhi_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 	INIT_WORK(&mhi_cntrl->st_worker, mhi_pm_st_worker);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);
 
-	mhi_cntrl->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mhi_w",
-						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI);
+	mhi_cntrl->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mhi_w", WQ_HIGHPRI);
 	if (!mhi_cntrl->wq)
 		goto error_alloc_cmd;