diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index ac1c7e8378d..f83a4c830a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -2022,11 +2022,12 @@ xfs_buf_init(void)
 	if (!xfslogd_workqueue)
 		goto out_free_buf_zone;
 
-	xfsdatad_workqueue = create_workqueue("xfsdatad");
+	xfsdatad_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("xfsdatad", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 	if (!xfsdatad_workqueue)
 		goto out_destroy_xfslogd_workqueue;
 
-	xfsconvertd_workqueue = create_workqueue("xfsconvertd");
+	xfsconvertd_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("xfsconvertd",
+						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 	if (!xfsconvertd_workqueue)
 		goto out_destroy_xfsdatad_workqueue;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
index edfa178bafb..4aff5639573 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ xfs_mru_cache_init(void)
 	if (!xfs_mru_elem_zone)
 		goto out;
 
-	xfs_mru_reap_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("xfs_mru_cache");
+	xfs_mru_reap_wq = alloc_workqueue("xfs_mru_cache", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
 	if (!xfs_mru_reap_wq)
 		goto out_destroy_mru_elem_zone;