diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 0b9bb2085ce4ac5f8d22ada9ba0132235c02fbf9..74c064c0dfddca0c1aaf599ffaf66465b4259373 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static int __init af_rxrpc_init(void)
 		goto error_call_jar;
 	}
 
-	rxrpc_workqueue = create_workqueue("krxrpcd");
+	rxrpc_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("krxrpcd", 0, 1);
 	if (!rxrpc_workqueue) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "RxRPC: Failed to allocate work queue\n");
 		goto error_work_queue;