diff --git a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
index b7a08759084b..181939582459 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
@@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ static int __init kgsl_core_init(void)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kgsl_driver.pagetable_list);
 
 	kgsl_driver.workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kgsl-workqueue",
-		WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_SYSFS, 0);
+		WQ_HIGHPRI | WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_SYSFS, 0);
 
 	kgsl_driver.mem_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kgsl-mementry",
 		WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);