diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 7d4a29f081b3..1eeb82d7b962 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: cdadf0097cdca06c497ffaeb5982e028c6e4ed38
+refs/heads/master: 30310045dd20a286cf3800f063f79b468e132fb1
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/workqueue.c b/trunk/kernel/workqueue.c
index cb2ccfbed0c6..b57a8babdec3 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ static bool keep_working(struct global_cwq *gcwq)
 {
 	atomic_t *nr_running = get_gcwq_nr_running(gcwq->cpu);
 
-	return !list_empty(&gcwq->worklist) && atomic_read(nr_running) <= 1;
+	return !list_empty(&gcwq->worklist) &&
+		(atomic_read(nr_running) <= 1 ||
+		 gcwq->flags & GCWQ_HIGHPRI_PENDING);
 }
 
 /* Do we need a new worker?  Called from manager. */