diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index 830ca66c2..36de6f7dd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ void bch_write_bdev_super(struct cached_dev *dc, struct closure *parent);
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *bcache_wq;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *bch_journal_wq;
+extern struct workqueue_struct *bch_flush_wq;
 extern struct mutex bch_register_lock;
 extern struct list_head bch_cache_sets;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
index 8250d2d1d..b4fd923e0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
@@ -958,8 +958,8 @@ atomic_t *bch_journal(struct cache_set *c,
 		journal_try_write(c);
 	} else if (!w->dirty) {
 		w->dirty = true;
-		schedule_delayed_work(&c->journal.work,
-				      msecs_to_jiffies(c->journal_delay_ms));
+		queue_delayed_work(bch_flush_wq, &c->journal.work,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(c->journal_delay_ms));
 		spin_unlock(&c->journal.lock);
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&c->journal.lock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index a1b010c78..b0d569032 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static int bcache_major;
 static DEFINE_IDA(bcache_device_idx);
 static wait_queue_head_t unregister_wait;
 struct workqueue_struct *bcache_wq;
+struct workqueue_struct *bch_flush_wq;
 struct workqueue_struct *bch_journal_wq;
 
 
@@ -2652,6 +2653,8 @@ static void bcache_exit(void)
 		destroy_workqueue(bcache_wq);
 	if (bch_journal_wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(bch_journal_wq);
+	if (bch_flush_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(bch_flush_wq);
 	bch_btree_exit();
 
 	if (bcache_major)
@@ -2715,6 +2718,19 @@ static int __init bcache_init(void)
 	if (!bcache_wq)
 		goto err;
 
+	/*
+	 * Let's not make this `WQ_MEM_RECLAIM` for the following reasons:
+	 *
+	 * 1. It used `system_wq` before which also does no memory reclaim.
+	 * 2. With `WQ_MEM_RECLAIM` desktop stalls, increased boot times, and
+	 *    reduced throughput can be observed.
+	 *
+	 * We still want to user our own queue to not congest the `system_wq`.
+	 */
+	bch_flush_wq = alloc_workqueue("bch_flush", 0, 0);
+	if (!bch_flush_wq)
+		goto err;
+
 	bch_journal_wq = alloc_workqueue("bch_journal", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (!bch_journal_wq)
 		goto err;