diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index 12031c9d3f1e..b08df8b9b2ca 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ static int __init dm_mirror_init(void)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	_kmirrord_wq = create_workqueue("kmirrord");
+	_kmirrord_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("kmirrord");
 	if (!_kmirrord_wq) {
 		DMERR("couldn't start kmirrord");
 		dm_dirty_log_exit();