diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index d7eb1e2..ebef7ab 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 	gfs_recovery_wq = alloc_workqueue("gfs_recovery",
-					  WQ_RESCUER | WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
+					  WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZEABLE, 0);
 	if (!gfs_recovery_wq)
 		goto fail_wq;