diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c
index e6e0ec2d4..c070a66fa 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int isert_global_init(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&isert_glob.portal_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&isert_glob.portal_wq);
 
-	isert_glob.conn_wq = alloc_workqueue("isert_conn_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	isert_glob.conn_wq = alloc_workqueue("isert_conn_wq", 0, 1);
 	if (!isert_glob.conn_wq) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to alloc iser conn work queue");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
index 439e36942..c5e30b167 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ struct isert_portal *isert_portal_create(struct sockaddr *sa, size_t addr_len)
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
-	portal->reinit_id_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("isert_reinit_id_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
+	portal->reinit_id_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("isert_reinit_id_wq", 0);
 	if (unlikely(!portal->reinit_id_wq)) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Unable to allocate reinit workqueue");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_event.c b/scst/src/scst_event.c
index 7221008b4..b744e1766 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_event.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_event.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ int scst_event_init(void)
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
-	scst_event_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_event_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	scst_event_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_event_wq", 0, 0);
 	if (unlikely(!scst_event_wq)) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to allocate scst_event_wq");
 		res = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index e12623074..208e58d67 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -15499,7 +15499,7 @@ int __init scst_lib_init(void)
 
 	scst_scsi_op_list_init();
 
-	scst_release_acg_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_release_acg", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	scst_release_acg_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_release_acg", 0, 1);
 	if (unlikely(!scst_release_acg_wq)) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to allocate scst_release_acg_wq");
 		res = -ENOMEM;