diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index 6f7e34753abcaefd2a11adf5fef4a8ffb0ce966f..873d81dbde41fec277d1a178946403ae37249244 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ int mlx5_mr_cache_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
-	cache->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("mkey_cache");
+	cache->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mkey_cache", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!cache->wq) {
 		mlx5_ib_warn(dev, "failed to create work queue\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;