diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index cace6049e4a5..2b08c3d2f4db 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static int rpciod_start(void)
 	 * Create the rpciod thread and wait for it to start.
 	 */
 	dprintk("RPC:       creating workqueue rpciod\n");
-	wq = create_workqueue("rpciod");
+	wq = alloc_workqueue("rpciod", WQ_RESCUER, 0);
 	rpciod_workqueue = wq;
 	return rpciod_workqueue != NULL;
 }