diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
index 1176191f17b6..857d730166a6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-msm.c
@@ -4126,8 +4126,7 @@ static int dwc3_msm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * in avoiding race conditions between xhci_plat_resume and
 	 * xhci_runtime_resume and also between hcd disconnect and xhci_resume.
 	 */
-	mdwc->sm_usb_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("k_sm_usb",
-						WQ_FREEZABLE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
+	mdwc->sm_usb_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("k_sm_usb", WQ_FREEZABLE);
 	if (!mdwc->sm_usb_wq) {
 		destroy_workqueue(mdwc->dwc3_wq);
 		return -ENOMEM;