diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 96b67a70cbbb..d030d5e69dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,8 @@ 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;