1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 9aca8c71e70b..55f91b88bb14 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -3311,8 +3311,7 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 
         /* used for unplugging and affects IO latency/throughput - HIGHPRI */
         kblockd_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kblockd",
-                                            WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI |
-                                            WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT, 0);
+                                            WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
         if (!kblockd_workqueue)
                 panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");