diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index d49f41790e4e..03cc7d5f9683 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1942,12 +1942,13 @@ static int __init nvmet_init(void)
 	if (!nvmet_bvec_cache)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	zbd_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet-zbd-wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	zbd_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet-zbd-wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU,
+				 0);
 	if (!zbd_wq)
 		goto out_destroy_bvec_cache;
 
 	buffered_io_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet-buffered-io-wq",
-			WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+			WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!buffered_io_wq)
 		goto out_free_zbd_work_queue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index acc71a26733f..4b8b02341ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ static int __init nvmet_tcp_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	nvmet_tcp_wq = alloc_workqueue("nvmet_tcp_wq",
-				WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
+				WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_PERCPU, 0);
 	if (!nvmet_tcp_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;