}
 
        ret = -ENOMEM;
-       cc->io_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd_io/%s",
-                                      WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
-                                      1, devname);
+       cc->io_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd_io/%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1, devname);
        if (!cc->io_queue) {
                ti->error = "Couldn't create kcryptd io queue";
                goto bad;
        }
 
        if (test_bit(DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, &cc->flags))
-               cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd/%s",
-                                                 WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+               cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd/%s", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
                                                  1, devname);
        else
                cc->crypt_queue = alloc_workqueue("kcryptd/%s",
-                                                 WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND,
+                                                 WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND,
                                                  num_online_cpus(), devname);
        if (!cc->crypt_queue) {
                ti->error = "Couldn't create kcryptd queue";