diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
index a10ca2e16b..2b0f418584 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_defer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ static inline qdf_workqueue_t *qdf_create_singlethread_workqueue(char *name)
 	return  __qdf_create_singlethread_workqueue(name);
 }
 
+/**
+ * qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue - allocate an unbound workqueue
+ * @name: string
+ *
+ * Return: pointer of type qdf_workqueue_t
+ */
+static inline qdf_workqueue_t *qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue(char *name)
+{
+	return  __qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue(name);
+}
+
 /**
  * qdf_queue_work - Queue the work/task
  * @hdl: OS handle
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
index 4ce9fa1d9b..28209f5ca9 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_defer.h
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ static inline __qdf_workqueue_t *__qdf_create_singlethread_workqueue(char *name)
 	return create_singlethread_workqueue(name);
 }
 
+/**
+ * __qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue - alloc an unbound workqueue
+ * @name: string
+ *
+ * Return: pointer of type qdf_workqueue_t
+ */
+static inline __qdf_workqueue_t *__qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue(char *name)
+{
+	return alloc_workqueue(name, WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * __qdf_flush_workqueue - flush the workqueue
  * @wqueue: pointer to workqueue
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
index f6ab4595ac..4fc6b9b97e 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ void *wmi_unified_get_pdev_handle(struct wmi_soc *soc, uint32_t pdev_idx)
 		qdf_create_work(0, &wmi_handle->rx_event_work,
 				wmi_rx_event_work, wmi_handle);
 		wmi_handle->wmi_rx_work_queue =
-			qdf_create_workqueue("wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
+			qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue("wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
 		if (NULL == wmi_handle->wmi_rx_work_queue) {
 			WMI_LOGE("failed to create wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
 			goto error;
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ void *wmi_unified_attach(void *scn_handle,
 	qdf_create_work(0, &wmi_handle->rx_event_work,
 			wmi_rx_event_work, wmi_handle);
 	wmi_handle->wmi_rx_work_queue =
-		qdf_create_workqueue("wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
+		qdf_alloc_unbound_workqueue("wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
 	if (NULL == wmi_handle->wmi_rx_work_queue) {
 		WMI_LOGE("failed to create wmi_rx_event_work_queue");
 		goto error;