diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_global.c
index 5b8b92b97..e6e0ec2d4 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, 0);
+	isert_glob.conn_wq = alloc_workqueue("isert_conn_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 	if (!isert_glob.conn_wq) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to alloc iser conn work queue");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/qla2x00t/qla_os.c b/qla2x00t/qla_os.c
index 1b49c4da2..92d5b243c 100644
--- a/qla2x00t/qla_os.c
+++ b/qla2x00t/qla_os.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int qla25xx_setup_mode(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 			    "Failed to create request queue.\n");
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+		ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 		vha->req = ha->req_q_map[req];
 		options |= BIT_1;
 		for (ques = 1; ques < ha->max_rsp_queues; ques++) {
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index 7adc568c6..1559230e4 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -15412,7 +15412,7 @@ int __init scst_lib_init(void)
 
 	scst_scsi_op_list_init();
 
-	scst_release_acg_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_release_acg", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	scst_release_acg_wq = alloc_workqueue("scst_release_acg", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 	if (unlikely(!scst_release_acg_wq)) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Failed to allocate scst_release_acg_wq");
 		res = -ENOMEM;