diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 2279d299b8bc..dfa522626eef 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -3344,8 +3344,7 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 
 	/* used for unplugging and affects IO latency/throughput - HIGHPRI */
 	kblockd_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kblockd",
-					    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI |
-					    WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT, 0);
+					    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
 	if (!kblockd_workqueue)
 		panic("Failed to create kblockd\n");