diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 0a9542599ad1..dc3b4dc8fe08 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,8 @@ static int __init nvmet_tcp_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	nvmet_tcp_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet_tcp_wq", WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
+	nvmet_tcp_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet_tcp_wq",
+				WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
 	if (!nvmet_tcp_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;