diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
index aff09a1cf64f16afeb94a64717adec56cdaad18e..7218dbabad3ee1a9786454a116baa162e57eb723 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
@@ -1875,8 +1875,8 @@ static void at76_dwork_hw_scan(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* FIXME: add maximum time for scan to complete */
 
 	if (ret != CMD_STATUS_COMPLETE) {
-		queue_delayed_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->dwork_hw_scan,
-				   SCAN_POLL_INTERVAL);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(priv->hw, &priv->dwork_hw_scan,
+					     SCAN_POLL_INTERVAL);
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->mtx);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1937,8 +1937,8 @@ static int at76_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->dwork_hw_scan,
-			   SCAN_POLL_INTERVAL);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(priv->hw, &priv->dwork_hw_scan,
+				     SCAN_POLL_INTERVAL);
 
 exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mtx);
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ static void at76_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	} else
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->work_set_promisc);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(hw, &priv->work_set_promisc);
 }
 
 static int at76_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/led.c
index 63fda6cd2101776fa5698eb3a1f5b5601cfb0ed9..86c4e79f6bc84c8daecedecbab9db1343a40371f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/led.c
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ static void ar9170_update_leds(struct work_struct *work)
 	ar9170_set_leds_state(ar, led_val);
 	mutex_unlock(&ar->mutex);
 
-	if (rerun)
-		queue_delayed_work(ar->hw->workqueue, &ar->led_work,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(blink_delay));
+	if (!rerun)
+		return;
+
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(ar->hw,
+				     &ar->led_work,
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(blink_delay));
 }
 
 static void ar9170_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led,
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ static void ar9170_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led,
 	}
 
 	if (likely(IS_ACCEPTING_CMD(ar) && arl->toggled))
-		queue_delayed_work(ar->hw->workqueue, &ar->led_work, HZ/10);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(ar->hw, &ar->led_work, HZ/10);
 }
 
 static int ar9170_register_led(struct ar9170 *ar, int i, char *name,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
index 099ed3c3ba28116e6a3be457a7f057e942b66dd8..4fc389ae74b426d82d166b226d941d21f9865209 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
@@ -595,10 +595,12 @@ static void ar9170_tx_janitor(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	ar9170_tx_fake_ampdu_status(ar);
 
-	if (resched)
-		queue_delayed_work(ar->hw->workqueue,
-				   &ar->tx_janitor,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(AR9170_JANITOR_DELAY));
+	if (!resched)
+		return;
+
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(ar->hw,
+				     &ar->tx_janitor,
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(AR9170_JANITOR_DELAY));
 }
 
 void ar9170_handle_command_response(struct ar9170 *ar, void *buf, u32 len)
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@ void ar9170_handle_command_response(struct ar9170 *ar, void *buf, u32 len)
 		 * pre-TBTT event
 		 */
 		if (ar->vif && ar->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
-			queue_work(ar->hw->workqueue, &ar->beacon_work);
+			ieee80211_queue_work(ar->hw, &ar->beacon_work);
 		break;
 
 	case 0xc2:
@@ -1825,10 +1827,12 @@ static void ar9170_tx(struct ar9170 *ar)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (schedule_garbagecollector)
-		queue_delayed_work(ar->hw->workqueue,
-				   &ar->tx_janitor,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(AR9170_JANITOR_DELAY));
+	if (!schedule_garbagecollector)
+		return;
+
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(ar->hw,
+				     &ar->tx_janitor,
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(AR9170_JANITOR_DELAY));
 }
 
 static bool ar9170_tx_ampdu_queue(struct ar9170 *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -2157,7 +2161,7 @@ static void ar9170_op_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 	if (likely(IS_STARTED(ar)))
-		queue_work(ar->hw->workqueue, &ar->filter_config_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(ar->hw, &ar->filter_config_work);
 }
 
 static void ar9170_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
@@ -2415,7 +2419,7 @@ static void ar9170_sta_notify(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 	if (IS_STARTED(ar) && ar->filter_changed)
-		queue_work(ar->hw->workqueue, &ar->filter_config_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(ar->hw, &ar->filter_config_work);
 }
 
 static int ar9170_get_stats(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index cf44623b5cd2563e321daf64147c17f1cbbe4929..292ac2b41891868ae41b01a6f45df333a225f9d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -973,10 +973,11 @@ static void ath_led_blink_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		ath9k_hw_set_gpio(sc->sc_ah, ATH_LED_PIN,
 				  (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_LED_ON) ? 1 : 0);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->ath_led_blink_work,
-			   (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_LED_ON) ?
-			   msecs_to_jiffies(sc->led_off_duration) :
-			   msecs_to_jiffies(sc->led_on_duration));
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw,
+				     &sc->ath_led_blink_work,
+				     (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_LED_ON) ?
+					msecs_to_jiffies(sc->led_off_duration) :
+					msecs_to_jiffies(sc->led_on_duration));
 
 	sc->led_on_duration = sc->led_on_cnt ?
 			max((ATH_LED_ON_DURATION_IDLE - sc->led_on_cnt), 25) :
@@ -1013,8 +1014,8 @@ static void ath_led_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	case LED_FULL:
 		if (led->led_type == ATH_LED_ASSOC) {
 			sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_LED_ASSOCIATED;
-			queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue,
-					   &sc->ath_led_blink_work, 0);
+			ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw,
+						     &sc->ath_led_blink_work, 0);
 		} else if (led->led_type == ATH_LED_RADIO) {
 			ath9k_hw_set_gpio(sc->sc_ah, ATH_LED_PIN, 0);
 			sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_LED_ON;
@@ -1972,7 +1973,7 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	ieee80211_wake_queues(hw);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->tx_complete_work, 0);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work, 0);
 
 mutex_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c
index e1d419e02b4ac4662c1b6b1f00ca29ca65a54cc6..19b88f8177fd4d977b166211db1a2be3e51ee934 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void ath9k_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			 * Drop from tasklet to work to allow mutex for channel
 			 * change.
 			 */
-			queue_work(aphy->sc->hw->workqueue,
+			ieee80211_queue_work(aphy->sc->hw,
 				   &aphy->sc->chan_work);
 		}
 	}
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void ath9k_mark_paused(struct ath_wiphy *aphy)
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 	aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_PAUSED;
 	if (!__ath9k_wiphy_pausing(sc))
-		queue_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->chan_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->chan_work);
 }
 
 static void ath9k_pause_iter(void *data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ int ath9k_wiphy_select(struct ath_wiphy *aphy)
 			spin_unlock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
 			ath_radio_disable(sc);
 			ath_radio_enable(sc);
-			queue_work(aphy->sc->hw->workqueue,
+			ieee80211_queue_work(aphy->sc->hw,
 				   &aphy->sc->chan_work);
 			return -EBUSY; /* previous select still in progress */
 		}
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int ath9k_wiphy_select(struct ath_wiphy *aphy)
 
 	if (now) {
 		/* Ready to request channel change immediately */
-		queue_work(aphy->sc->hw->workqueue, &aphy->sc->chan_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(aphy->sc->hw, &aphy->sc->chan_work);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -648,8 +648,9 @@ void ath9k_wiphy_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		       "change\n");
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->wiphy_work,
-			   sc->wiphy_scheduler_int);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw,
+				     &sc->wiphy_work,
+				     sc->wiphy_scheduler_int);
 }
 
 void ath9k_wiphy_set_scheduler(struct ath_softc *sc, unsigned int msec_int)
@@ -657,8 +658,8 @@ void ath9k_wiphy_set_scheduler(struct ath_softc *sc, unsigned int msec_int)
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->wiphy_work);
 	sc->wiphy_scheduler_int = msecs_to_jiffies(msec_int);
 	if (sc->wiphy_scheduler_int)
-		queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->wiphy_work,
-				   sc->wiphy_scheduler_int);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->wiphy_work,
+					     sc->wiphy_scheduler_int);
 }
 
 /* caller must hold wiphy_lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index b7806e2ca0e14efd7a6d4dd9f5558ee396129e5c..87762da0383b1e020a9222c05bdc886e22ac075a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		ath_reset(sc, false);
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(sc->hw->workqueue, &sc->tx_complete_work,
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work,
 			msecs_to_jiffies(ATH_TX_COMPLETE_POLL_INT));
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 3f4360ad0e4eb9e43f8e17de911eaf871ad3bbad..f985938962e373481be329d5514d78ec4881b377 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ static void b43_update_templates(struct b43_wl *wl)
 	wl->current_beacon = beacon;
 	wl->beacon0_uploaded = 0;
 	wl->beacon1_uploaded = 0;
-	queue_work(wl->hw->workqueue, &wl->beacon_update_trigger);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->beacon_update_trigger);
 }
 
 static void b43_set_beacon_int(struct b43_wldev *dev, u16 beacon_int)
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ static void b43_periodic_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		delay = msecs_to_jiffies(50);
 	else
 		delay = round_jiffies_relative(HZ * 15);
-	queue_delayed_work(wl->hw->workqueue, &dev->periodic_work, delay);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(wl->hw, &dev->periodic_work, delay);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 }
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ static void b43_periodic_tasks_setup(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 
 	dev->periodic_state = 0;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(work, b43_periodic_work_handler);
-	queue_delayed_work(dev->wl->hw->workqueue, work, 0);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(dev->wl->hw, work, 0);
 }
 
 /* Check if communication with the device works correctly. */
@@ -4871,7 +4871,7 @@ void b43_controller_restart(struct b43_wldev *dev, const char *reason)
 	if (b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED)
 		return;
 	b43info(dev->wl, "Controller RESET (%s) ...\n", reason);
-	queue_work(dev->wl->hw->workqueue, &dev->restart_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(dev->wl->hw, &dev->restart_work);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c
index 6d241622210e2d302574679fc656c1d9458973db..f537bfef690ab4d4a5286be0ed1ac8fa7caf5ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void b43_phy_txpower_check(struct b43_wldev *dev, unsigned int flags)
 
 	/* We must adjust the transmission power in hardware.
 	 * Schedule b43_phy_txpower_adjust_work(). */
-	queue_work(dev->wl->hw->workqueue, &dev->wl->txpower_adjust_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(dev->wl->hw, &dev->wl->txpower_adjust_work);
 }
 
 int b43_phy_shm_tssi_read(struct b43_wldev *dev, u16 shm_offset)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
index 69138e8c1db6778e0c8a2d9bd665b1a609f236e0..73c047d8de4055d8180c6af321dd155bd21445d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void b43_pio_rx(struct b43_pio_rxqueue *q)
 {
 	/* Due to latency issues we must run the RX path in
 	 * a workqueue to be able to schedule between packets. */
-	queue_work(q->dev->wl->hw->workqueue, &q->rx_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(q->dev->wl->hw, &q->rx_work);
 }
 
 static void b43_pio_tx_suspend_queue(struct b43_pio_txqueue *q)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index c4973c1942bfdda4b5878b46e5120cc12d8c71bc..b1435594921ad2fe2a8cf77ed9f4ba1e43abb469 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static void b43legacy_update_templates(struct b43legacy_wl *wl)
 	wl->current_beacon = beacon;
 	wl->beacon0_uploaded = 0;
 	wl->beacon1_uploaded = 0;
-	queue_work(wl->hw->workqueue, &wl->beacon_update_trigger);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->beacon_update_trigger);
 }
 
 static void b43legacy_set_beacon_int(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev,
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ static void b43legacy_periodic_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		delay = msecs_to_jiffies(50);
 	else
 		delay = round_jiffies_relative(HZ * 15);
-	queue_delayed_work(wl->hw->workqueue, &dev->periodic_work, delay);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(wl->hw, &dev->periodic_work, delay);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 }
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ static void b43legacy_periodic_tasks_setup(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 
 	dev->periodic_state = 0;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(work, b43legacy_periodic_work_handler);
-	queue_delayed_work(dev->wl->hw->workqueue, work, 0);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(dev->wl->hw, work, 0);
 }
 
 /* Validate access to the chip (SHM) */
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ void b43legacy_controller_restart(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev,
 	if (b43legacy_status(dev) < B43legacy_STAT_INITIALIZED)
 		return;
 	b43legacyinfo(dev->wl, "Controller RESET (%s) ...\n", reason);
-	queue_work(dev->wl->hw->workqueue, &dev->restart_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(dev->wl->hw, &dev->restart_work);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/led.c
index c00115b206d4675ad2f4cdf71204638bfe31f1a4..9575ac03363067aa3e6e3616a5d0fe08c1b5c63c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/led.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void p54_update_leds(struct work_struct *work)
 			wiphy_name(priv->hw->wiphy), err);
 
 	if (rerun)
-		queue_delayed_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->led_work,
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(priv->hw, &priv->led_work,
 			msecs_to_jiffies(blink_delay));
 }
 
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ static void p54_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_dev,
 
 	if ((brightness) && (led->registered)) {
 		led->toggled++;
-		queue_delayed_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->led_work,
-				   HZ/10);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(priv->hw, &priv->led_work, HZ/10);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/main.c
index 955f6d7ec16a4c359d99c02b6db25f8f1f6e4ab7..a0d0e726bc4e7063bdd79be713c89d2a85761d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/main.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static int p54_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	queue_delayed_work(dev->workqueue, &priv->work, 0);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(dev, &priv->work, 0);
 
 	priv->softled_state = 0;
 	err = p54_set_leds(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
index eef532987d05fb409016fd70dec264f77a4f31cc..05458d9249ce357f1a3b1ac73d0ea270225321ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static irqreturn_t p54spi_interrupt(int irq, void *config)
 	struct spi_device *spi = config;
 	struct p54s_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&spi->dev);
 
-	queue_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(priv->hw, &priv->work);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static void p54spi_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	list_add_tail(&di->tx_list, &priv->tx_pending);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->tx_lock, flags);
 
-	queue_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(priv->hw, &priv->work);
 }
 
 static void p54spi_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/txrx.c
index c32a0d2fa1f7fda641dfda6f3b73df5041c37034..704685fab17762c7f7eb560efed012cb8b1c9a12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/txrx.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int p54_rx_data(struct p54_common *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	ieee80211_rx_irqsafe(priv->hw, skb);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(priv->hw->workqueue, &priv->work,
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(priv->hw, &priv->work,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(P54_STATISTICS_UPDATE));
 
 	return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 658a63bfb761434497be857aec33b1449036489c..b717afbf3f3872cc4ffc2eedba4cdb9f8695d411 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void rt2x00lib_beacondone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 						   rt2x00lib_beacondone_iter,
 						   rt2x00dev);
 
-	queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->intf_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->intf_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_beacondone);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
index 79915687e744ceecc218d1a5b55fc89bf69fedf5..917831689ccd8907be39cb0197a9466addc8b061 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ void rt2x00link_start_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 
 	rt2x00link_reset_tuner(rt2x00dev, false);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue,
-			   &link->work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw,
+				     &link->work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 void rt2x00link_stop_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ static void rt2x00link_tuner(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * Increase tuner counter, and reschedule the next link tuner run.
 	 */
 	link->count++;
-	queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue,
-			   &link->work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw,
+				     &link->work, LINK_TUNE_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 void rt2x00link_register(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index e92c8f99d695726ff7b4222b044ccae60c9a2fd5..81febdfd6639d0ec6b10454172700a86d7027bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void rt2x00mac_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (!test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_SCHEDULED, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		rt2x00dev->ops->lib->config_filter(rt2x00dev, *total_flags);
 	else
-		queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->filter_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->filter_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00mac_configure_filter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
index c9b9dbe584c630c0ce508deb79d321abb1dd4808..53f57dc52226beb580bf9317255c63ffbb4c0904 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void rtl8187_tx_cb(struct urb *urb)
 		 * reading a register in the device. We are in interrupt mode
 		 * here, thus queue the skb and finish on a work queue. */
 		skb_queue_tail(&priv->b_tx_status.queue, skb);
-		queue_delayed_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->work, 0);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &priv->work, 0);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_leds.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_leds.c
index cf9f899fe0e65dc876637db60d87e1e6013a49e7..a6cfb7e7799469b1d88248fa48d4b51bb4291d49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_leds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_leds.c
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ static void rtl8187_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_dev,
 	struct rtl8187_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 
 	if (brightness == LED_OFF) {
-		queue_delayed_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->led_off, 0);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &priv->led_off, 0);
 		/* The LED is off for 1/20 sec so that it just blinks. */
-		queue_delayed_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->led_on, HZ / 20);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &priv->led_on, HZ / 20);
 	} else
-		queue_delayed_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->led_on, 0);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &priv->led_on, 0);
 }
 
 static int rtl8187_register_led(struct ieee80211_hw *dev,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void rtl8187_leds_init(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, u16 custid)
 	err = rtl8187_register_led(dev, &priv->led_rx, name,
 			 ieee80211_get_rx_led_name(dev), ledpin);
 	if (!err) {
-		queue_delayed_work(dev->workqueue, &priv->led_on, 0);
+		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(dev, &priv->led_on, 0);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* registration of RX LED failed - unregister TX */
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void rtl8187_leds_exit(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	struct rtl8187_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 
 	/* turn the LED off before exiting */
-	queue_delayed_work(dev->workqueue, &priv->led_off, 0);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(dev, &priv->led_off, 0);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->led_off);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->led_on);
 	rtl8187_unregister_led(&priv->led_rx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 9600b72495daf95fb2430a056254ee6b2ecb5dc1..54abdd0c00455aa8031d6b264fed41f4b48c90f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ int zd_mac_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, const u8 *buffer, unsigned int length)
 			&& !mac->pass_ctrl)
 		return 0;
 
-	fc = *(__le16 *)buffer;
+	fc = get_unaligned((__le16*)buffer);
 	need_padding = ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc) ^ ieee80211_has_a4(fc);
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(length + (need_padding ? 2 : 0));
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index d4e09a06b4a20dc3967c0da32546b0add20a2b26..5ed93f4406a82728d89ac5f5c6ebaeb325b2a38e 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@
  * not do so then mac80211 may add this under certain circumstances.
  */
 
+/**
+ * DOC: mac80211 workqueue
+ *
+ * mac80211 provides its own workqueue for drivers and internal mac80211 use.
+ * The workqueue is a single threaded workqueue and can only be accessed by
+ * helpers for sanity checking. Drivers must ensure all work added onto the
+ * mac80211 workqueue should be cancelled on the driver stop() callback.
+ *
+ * mac80211 will flushed the workqueue upon interface removal and during
+ * suspend.
+ *
+ * All work performed on the mac80211 workqueue must not acquire the RTNL lock.
+ *
+ */
+
 /**
  * enum ieee80211_max_queues - maximum number of queues
  *
@@ -913,12 +928,6 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
  *
  * @conf: &struct ieee80211_conf, device configuration, don't use.
  *
- * @workqueue: single threaded workqueue available for driver use,
- *	allocated by mac80211 on registration and flushed when an
- *	interface is removed.
- *	NOTICE: All work performed on this workqueue must not
- *	acquire the RTNL lock.
- *
  * @priv: pointer to private area that was allocated for driver use
  *	along with this structure.
  *
@@ -954,7 +963,6 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 struct ieee80211_hw {
 	struct ieee80211_conf conf;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
-	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 	const char *rate_control_algorithm;
 	void *priv;
 	u32 flags;
@@ -1301,7 +1309,8 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
  *	is disabled. This should turn off the hardware (at least
  *	it must turn off frame reception.)
  *	May be called right after add_interface if that rejects
- *	an interface.
+ *	an interface. If you added any work onto the mac80211 workqueue
+ *	you should ensure to cancel it on this callback.
  *	Must be implemented.
  *
  * @add_interface: Called when a netdevice attached to the hardware is
@@ -1927,6 +1936,31 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 						    struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
 						void *data);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_queue_work - add work onto the mac80211 workqueue
+ *
+ * Drivers and mac80211 use this to add work onto the mac80211 workqueue.
+ * This helper ensures drivers are not queueing work when they should not be.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware struct for the interface we are adding work for
+ * @work: the work we want to add onto the mac80211 workqueue
+ */
+void ieee80211_queue_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct work_struct *work);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_queue_delayed_work - add work onto the mac80211 workqueue
+ *
+ * Drivers and mac80211 use this to queue delayed work onto the mac80211
+ * workqueue.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware struct for the interface we are adding work for
+ * @dwork: delayable work to queue onto the mac80211 workqueue
+ * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queueing
+ */
+void ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				  struct delayed_work *dwork,
+				  unsigned long delay);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
  * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 6e3cca65c4600cb79dcc616e9da80551dd7e0682..920ec8792f4b4c269fac503581088982b1ce9ce5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static void ieee80211_ibss_timer(unsigned long data)
 	}
 
 	set_bit(IEEE80211_IBSS_REQ_RUN, &ifibss->request);
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifibss->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifibss->work);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ ieee80211_ibss_rx_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ:
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH:
 		skb_queue_tail(&sdata->u.ibss.skb_queue, skb);
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.ibss.work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->u.ibss.work);
 		return RX_QUEUED;
 	}
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	ieee80211_recalc_idle(sdata->local);
 
 	set_bit(IEEE80211_IBSS_REQ_RUN, &sdata->u.ibss.request);
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.ibss.work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.ibss.work);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index aec6853cb435b272d07d35587e1da7a46a11cf24..316825be20191bb0b64c505c43b34c0ab748b6fe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -614,6 +614,12 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 
 	const struct ieee80211_ops *ops;
 
+	/*
+	 * private workqueue to mac80211. mac80211 makes this accessible
+	 * via ieee80211_queue_work()
+	 */
+	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
+
 	unsigned long queue_stop_reasons[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
 	/* also used to protect ampdu_ac_queue and amdpu_ac_stop_refcnt */
 	spinlock_t queue_stop_reason_lock;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index a83087f4237dfbef1fcc4770b4b882268adc63bb..8c1284d45e69cc04f06961e433ea0d72e6c758c4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * to fix this.
 	 */
 	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
 
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 		ieee80211_led_radio(local, false);
 
-		flush_workqueue(local->hw.workqueue);
+		flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
 
 		tasklet_disable(&local->tx_pending_tasklet);
 		tasklet_disable(&local->tasklet);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 5e76dd1daf712aaf6b9914ffa5fd12302d1eff6e..22e07385ff60a97ab9fb1603246eb62772f0916f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -821,9 +821,9 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (hw->queues > IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES)
 		hw->queues = IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES;
 
-	local->hw.workqueue =
+	local->workqueue =
 		create_singlethread_workqueue(wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
-	if (!local->hw.workqueue) {
+	if (!local->workqueue) {
 		result = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_workqueue;
 	}
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	sta_info_stop(local);
  fail_sta_info:
 	debugfs_hw_del(local);
-	destroy_workqueue(local->hw.workqueue);
+	destroy_workqueue(local->workqueue);
  fail_workqueue:
 	wiphy_unregister(local->hw.wiphy);
  fail_wiphy_register:
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	skb_queue_purge(&local->skb_queue);
 	skb_queue_purge(&local->skb_queue_unreliable);
 
-	destroy_workqueue(local->hw.workqueue);
+	destroy_workqueue(local->workqueue);
 	wiphy_unregister(local->hw.wiphy);
 	ieee80211_wep_free(local);
 	ieee80211_led_exit(local);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 9a3826978b1cf8232820a274e69c363ffa84f376..2f4f518ab45c2738eade30130a0b6fc84de2a701 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping_timer(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_path_timer(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 }
 
 struct mesh_table *mesh_table_grow(struct mesh_table *tbl)
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 
 	ifmsh->housekeeping = true;
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON |
 						BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
 }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
 		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
-			queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mesh.work);
+			ieee80211_queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mesh.work);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ ieee80211_mesh_rx_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP:
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_BEACON:
 		skb_queue_tail(&ifmsh->skb_queue, skb);
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 		return RX_QUEUED;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index e93c37ef6a48fa2327d128ca1e352a1e63cfa3fc..11ab71a68ff99957a2bfc14180e7206095dc6d94 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -660,14 +660,14 @@ static void mesh_queue_preq(struct mesh_path *mpath, u8 flags)
 	spin_unlock(&ifmsh->mesh_preq_queue_lock);
 
 	if (time_after(jiffies, ifmsh->last_preq + min_preq_int_jiff(sdata)))
-		queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 
 	else if (time_before(jiffies, ifmsh->last_preq)) {
 		/* avoid long wait if did not send preqs for a long time
 		 * and jiffies wrapped around
 		 */
 		ifmsh->last_preq = jiffies - min_preq_int_jiff(sdata) - 1;
-		queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmsh->work);
 	} else
 		mod_timer(&ifmsh->mesh_path_timer, ifmsh->last_preq +
 						min_preq_int_jiff(sdata));
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index ee83125ed179200c3eb45c60488612056679710f..0779ba150b267c8788540bb00be47eaee39fee04 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static void ieee80211_chswitch_timer(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->chswitch_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &ifmgd->chswitch_work);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	sdata->local->csa_channel = new_ch;
 
 	if (sw_elem->count <= 1) {
-		queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->chswitch_work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &ifmgd->chswitch_work);
 	} else {
 		ieee80211_stop_queues_by_reason(&sdata->local->hw,
 					IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_CSA);
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer(unsigned long data)
 	if (local->quiescing || local->suspended)
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);
 }
 
 /* MLME */
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ ieee80211_direct_probe(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		 * due to work needing to be done. Hence, queue the STAs work
 		 * again for that.
 		 */
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmgd->work);
 		return RX_MGMT_CFG80211_AUTH_TO;
 	}
 
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ ieee80211_authenticate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		 * due to work needing to be done. Hence, queue the STAs work
 		 * again for that.
 		 */
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmgd->work);
 		return RX_MGMT_CFG80211_AUTH_TO;
 	}
 
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ ieee80211_associate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		 * due to work needing to be done. Hence, queue the STAs work
 		 * again for that.
 		 */
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmgd->work);
 		return RX_MGMT_CFG80211_ASSOC_TO;
 	}
 
@@ -1232,8 +1232,7 @@ void ieee80211_beacon_loss(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
 
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue,
-		   &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_beacon_loss);
 
@@ -1888,7 +1887,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_result ieee80211_sta_rx_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_DISASSOC:
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION:
 		skb_queue_tail(&sdata->u.mgd.skb_queue, skb);
-		queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
 		return RX_QUEUED;
 	}
 
@@ -2026,7 +2025,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_timer(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmgd->work);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -2051,13 +2050,11 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * Nothing should have been stuffed into the workqueue during
-	 * the suspend->resume cycle. If this WARN is seen then there
-	 * is a bug with either the driver suspend or something in
-	 * mac80211 stuffing into the workqueue which we haven't yet
-	 * cleared during mac80211's suspend cycle.
+	 * ieee80211_queue_work() should have picked up most cases,
+	 * here we'll pick the the rest.
 	 */
-	if (WARN_ON(local->suspended))
+	if (WARN(local->suspended, "STA MLME work scheduled while "
+		 "going to suspend\n"))
 		return;
 
 	ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
@@ -2113,9 +2110,9 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mutex_unlock(&ifmgd->mtx);
 
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_SCAN, &ifmgd->request))
-			queue_delayed_work(local->hw.workqueue,
-					   &local->scan_work,
-					   round_jiffies_relative(0));
+			ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(&local->hw,
+						     &local->scan_work,
+						     round_jiffies_relative(0));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2196,8 +2193,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_bcn_mon_timer(unsigned long data)
 	if (local->quiescing)
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue,
-		   &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.beacon_loss_work);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_sta_conn_mon_timer(unsigned long data)
@@ -2210,7 +2206,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_conn_mon_timer(unsigned long data)
 	if (local->quiescing)
 		return;
 
-	queue_work(local->hw.workqueue, &ifmgd->monitor_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmgd->monitor_work);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_sta_monitor_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -2229,10 +2225,10 @@ static void ieee80211_restart_sta_timer(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 					IEEE80211_STA_CONNECTION_POLL);
 
 		/* let's probe the connection once */
-		queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue,
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw,
 			   &sdata->u.mgd.monitor_work);
 		/* and do all the other regular work too */
-		queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue,
+		ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw,
 			   &sdata->u.mgd.work);
 	}
 }
@@ -2393,7 +2389,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	list_add(&wk->list, &sdata->u.mgd.work_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&ifmgd->mtx);
 
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2467,7 +2463,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	else
 		ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_CONTROL_PORT;
 
-	queue_work(sdata->local->hw.workqueue, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->u.mgd.work);
 
 	err = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/pm.c b/net/mac80211/pm.c
index 3320f7daaf257aa031a16f8894e26eb8697554c6..a5d2f1fb4417a33a1c1a0e1fac273556e67f05d0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/pm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/pm.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* make quiescing visible to timers everywhere */
 	mb();
 
-	flush_workqueue(local->hw.workqueue);
+	flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
 
 	/* Don't try to run timers while suspended. */
 	del_timer_sync(&local->sta_cleanup);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 * shouldn't be doing (or cancel everything in the
 	 * stop callback) that but better safe than sorry.
 	 */
-	flush_workqueue(local->hw.workqueue);
+	flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
 
 	local->suspended = true;
 	/* need suspended to be visible before quiescing is false */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 45731000eb8d3b9646c9ba4cf878dda30cd858a8..244f53f3c8b48395e7ca350575f796955609bf26 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ static int ieee80211_start_sw_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
 
 	/* TODO: start scan as soon as all nullfunc frames are ACKed */
-	queue_delayed_work(local->hw.workqueue, &local->scan_work,
-			   IEEE80211_CHANNEL_TIME);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(&local->hw,
+				     &local->scan_work,
+				     IEEE80211_CHANNEL_TIME);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -715,8 +716,7 @@ void ieee80211_scan_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 	} while (next_delay == 0);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(local->hw.workqueue, &local->scan_work,
-			   next_delay);
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(&local->hw, &local->scan_work, next_delay);
 }
 
 int ieee80211_request_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 4e1b2ba122cd4825335c00159bb051f1e29d5ec8..7cffaa046b3323bb18d2143d0bc6a337d828c271 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static void ieee80211_xmit(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS) {
 			ieee80211_stop_queues_by_reason(&local->hw,
 					IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_PS);
-			queue_work(local->hw.workqueue,
+			ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw,
 					&local->dynamic_ps_disable_work);
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 8502936e531457c7dee2775f5bd5cf53f8aacc6d..e55d57f559ecc5dbb15c007f716bcf5862dbf38c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -511,6 +511,46 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic);
 
+/*
+ * Nothing should have been stuffed into the workqueue during
+ * the suspend->resume cycle. If this WARN is seen then there
+ * is a bug with either the driver suspend or something in
+ * mac80211 stuffing into the workqueue which we haven't yet
+ * cleared during mac80211's suspend cycle.
+ */
+static bool ieee80211_can_queue_work(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+{
+        if (WARN(local->suspended, "queueing ieee80211 work while "
+		 "going to suspend\n"))
+                return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void ieee80211_queue_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+
+	if (!ieee80211_can_queue_work(local))
+		return;
+
+	queue_work(local->workqueue, work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_queue_work);
+
+void ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				  struct delayed_work *dwork,
+				  unsigned long delay)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+
+	if (!ieee80211_can_queue_work(local))
+		return;
+
+	queue_delayed_work(local->workqueue, dwork, delay);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_queue_delayed_work);
+
 void ieee802_11_parse_elems(u8 *start, size_t len,
 			    struct ieee802_11_elems *elems)
 {
@@ -1114,3 +1154,4 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
+