diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 5a28ff21b3c5..2d8f71ad51ab 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4240,7 +4240,7 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Create workqueue for expedited GPs and for Tree SRCU. */
-	rcu_gp_wq = alloc_workqueue("rcu_gp", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	rcu_gp_wq = alloc_workqueue("rcu_gp", WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	WARN_ON(!rcu_gp_wq);
 }