diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 1efab5fbf33225d5383acd500c7214fc7bd1f917..c3206fb8f4cf773b9e378e2ad79f710d0b45d38d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static void radeon_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev, int index)
 
 	drm_mode_crtc_set_gamma_size(&radeon_crtc->base, 256);
 	radeon_crtc->crtc_id = index;
-	radeon_crtc->flip_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue("radeon-crtc");
+	radeon_crtc->flip_queue = alloc_workqueue("radeon-crtc", WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
 	rdev->mode_info.crtcs[index] = radeon_crtc;
 
 	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_BONAIRE) {