diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 014a2ea..769a740 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
 	unsigned long	le_last_tx;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct	*workqueue;
+	struct workqueue_struct	*req_workqueue;
 
 	struct work_struct	power_on;
 	struct delayed_work	power_off;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 596660d..f73907a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1799,6 +1799,15 @@
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	hdev->req_workqueue = alloc_workqueue(hdev->name,
+					      WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_UNBOUND |
+					      WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 1);
+	if (!hdev->req_workqueue) {
+		destroy_workqueue(hdev->workqueue);
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	error = hci_add_sysfs(hdev);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto err_wqueue;
@@ -1827,6 +1836,7 @@
 
 err_wqueue:
 	destroy_workqueue(hdev->workqueue);
+	destroy_workqueue(hdev->req_workqueue);
 err:
 	ida_simple_remove(&hci_index_ida, hdev->id);
 	write_lock(&hci_dev_list_lock);
@@ -1880,6 +1890,7 @@
 	hci_del_sysfs(hdev);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(hdev->workqueue);
+	destroy_workqueue(hdev->req_workqueue);
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 	hci_blacklist_clear(hdev);