diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
index bd1d29cfc6c7..d6a6cb833dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ int qmi_handle_init(struct qmi_handle *qmi, size_t recv_buf_size,
 	if (!qmi->recv_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	qmi->wq = alloc_workqueue("qmi_msg_handler", WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
+	qmi->wq = alloc_workqueue("qmi_msg_handler", WQ_UNBOUND|WQ_HIGHPRI, 1);
 	if (!qmi->wq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_free_recv_buf;