diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
index 77fa59af63d8eb664c5570be89e75df0467e7f0a..f6cc07369d7543bbee1fb4ab4a4335babb4d265d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	/* <2> work queue */
 	rtlpriv->works.hw = hw;
-	rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = create_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name);
+	rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = alloc_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name, 0, 0);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.watchdog_wq,
 			  (void *)rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ips_nic_off_wq,