diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index c3ea03c9a1a8e..02619cabda8b5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct cached_dev {
 	/* Limit number of writeback bios in flight */
 	struct semaphore	in_flight;
 	struct task_struct	*writeback_thread;
+	struct workqueue_struct	*writeback_write_wq;
 
 	struct keybuf		writeback_keys;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 9997127170ea9..f4557f558b24d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,8 @@ static void cached_dev_free(struct closure *cl)
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update);
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->writeback_thread))
 		kthread_stop(dc->writeback_thread);
+	if (dc->writeback_write_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(dc->writeback_write_wq);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
index 8f7bd4755a85c..4ce2b19fe120f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void write_dirty(struct closure *cl)
 
 	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
 
-	continue_at(cl, write_dirty_finish, system_wq);
+	continue_at(cl, write_dirty_finish, io->dc->writeback_write_wq);
 }
 
 static void read_dirty_endio(struct bio *bio)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void read_dirty_submit(struct closure *cl)
 
 	closure_bio_submit(&io->bio, cl);
 
-	continue_at(cl, write_dirty, system_wq);
+	continue_at(cl, write_dirty, io->dc->writeback_write_wq);
 }
 
 static void read_dirty(struct cached_dev *dc)
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ void bch_cached_dev_writeback_init(struct cached_dev *dc)
 
 int bch_cached_dev_writeback_start(struct cached_dev *dc)
 {
+	dc->writeback_write_wq = alloc_workqueue("bcache_writeback_wq",
+						WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (!dc->writeback_write_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	dc->writeback_thread = kthread_create(bch_writeback_thread, dc,
 					      "bcache_writeback");
 	if (IS_ERR(dc->writeback_thread))