diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index ae0df3588e5d1d51e18dd47734a2e875c6bf705a..c77ae1739afc57ee4cc126aa4c3450277cfa1ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ static void wil_scan_timer_fn(ulong x)
 
 	clear_bit(wil_status_fwready, wil->status);
 	wil_err(wil, "Scan timeout detected, start fw error recovery\n");
-	wil->recovery_state = fw_recovery_pending;
-	schedule_work(&wil->fw_error_worker);
+	wil_fw_error_recovery(wil);
 }
 
 static int wil_wait_for_recovery(struct wil6210_priv *wil)