diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 18c4266cca1f8c7f8de41d91a5fe838fe79cdd35..db5a4796ff3c420551d964c4a604384488baa3e0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -727,8 +727,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	ieee80211_rx_bss_info(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems, true);
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					  struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status;
 	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt;
@@ -758,29 +758,9 @@ static void ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_ibss_work(struct work_struct *work)
+void ieee80211_ibss_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
-		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, work);
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(local->suspended))
-		return;
-
-	if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
-		return;
-
-	if (local->scanning)
-		return;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC))
-		return;
-	ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
-
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sdata->skb_queue)))
-		ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
+	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(IEEE80211_IBSS_REQ_RUN, &ifibss->request))
 		return;
@@ -846,7 +826,6 @@ void ieee80211_ibss_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&sdata->work, ieee80211_ibss_work);
 	setup_timer(&ifibss->timer, ieee80211_ibss_timer,
 		    (unsigned long) sdata);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 2873f6374d1ab58ff3473e4545fd50d647d00380..f8c8f101592b7c0c773f0cd43a67a72ac8455210 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -995,6 +995,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				      u64 timestamp);
 void ieee80211_sta_quiesce(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_sta_restart(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_sta_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				  struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /* IBSS code */
 void ieee80211_ibss_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local);
@@ -1009,6 +1012,14 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 int ieee80211_ibss_leave(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_ibss_quiesce(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_ibss_restart(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_ibss_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+/* mesh code */
+void ieee80211_mesh_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /* scan/BSS handling */
 void ieee80211_scan_work(struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index de7ddc303a5f4f9e4c31f74ac4bb29959dd4bbff..14212ad41e5a99d519a95cb69b43de5415adb07b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -701,6 +701,67 @@ static void ieee80211_if_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 }
 
+static void ieee80211_iface_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
+		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, work);
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
+		return;
+
+	if (local->scanning)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * ieee80211_queue_work() should have picked up most cases,
+	 * here we'll pick the rest.
+	 */
+	if (WARN(local->suspended,
+		 "interface work scheduled while going to suspend\n"))
+		return;
+
+	/* first process frames */
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sdata->skb_queue))) {
+		switch (sdata->vif.type) {
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+			ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
+			break;
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+			ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
+			break;
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
+			if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
+				break;
+			ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
+			break;
+		default:
+			WARN(1, "frame for unexpected interface type");
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* then other type-dependent work */
+	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		ieee80211_sta_work(sdata);
+		break;
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+		ieee80211_ibss_work(sdata);
+		break;
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
+		if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
+			break;
+		ieee80211_mesh_work(sdata);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Helper function to initialise an interface to a specific type.
  */
@@ -719,6 +780,7 @@ static void ieee80211_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	sdata->dev->type = ARPHRD_ETHER;
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&sdata->skb_queue);
+	INIT_WORK(&sdata->work, ieee80211_iface_work);
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index be9aa980e941e19639f1961bdeabe58c5a38421c..0f1f593c8477c1801582c6224b6993d32927ac9d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_rx_mgmt_action(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					  struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status;
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh;
@@ -624,22 +624,9 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_mesh_work(struct work_struct *work)
+void ieee80211_mesh_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
-		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, work);
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
-		return;
-
-	if (local->scanning)
-		return;
-
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sdata->skb_queue)))
-		ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
 
 	if (ifmsh->preq_queue_len &&
 	    time_after(jiffies,
@@ -674,7 +661,6 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&sdata->work, ieee80211_mesh_work);
 	setup_timer(&ifmsh->housekeeping_timer,
 		    ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping_timer,
 		    (unsigned long) sdata);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 75b896d47ea1cb09ef971104c40d1b42bdbe6704..2f828ffd5698f3a5e95ccc8d4d5c12fdb206a55f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1660,8 +1660,8 @@ ieee80211_rx_result ieee80211_sta_rx_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					 struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status;
@@ -1782,36 +1782,10 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_timer(unsigned long data)
 	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
+void ieee80211_sta_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
-		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, work);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
-		return;
-
-	if (local->scanning)
-		return;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * ieee80211_queue_work() should have picked up most cases,
-	 * here we'll pick the rest.
-	 */
-	if (WARN(local->suspended, "STA MLME work scheduled while "
-		 "going to suspend\n"))
-		return;
-
-	ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
-
-	/* first process frames to avoid timing out while a frame is pending */
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sdata->skb_queue)))
-		ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(sdata, skb);
+	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 
 	/* then process the rest of the work */
 	mutex_lock(&ifmgd->mtx);
@@ -1952,7 +1926,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd;
 
 	ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
-	INIT_WORK(&sdata->work, ieee80211_sta_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->monitor_work, ieee80211_sta_monitor_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->chswitch_work, ieee80211_chswitch_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&ifmgd->beacon_connection_loss_work,