diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 29d2541d87dd5741fb0ad35e1d46a1adfbb25129..25510679fd2ed643d81f782eb3edc37e9c9f9a86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -1649,6 +1649,10 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(size_t priv_size, struct device *dev,
 	if (!ar->workqueue)
 		goto err_free_mac;
 
+	ar->workqueue_aux = create_singlethread_workqueue("ath10k_aux_wq");
+	if (!ar->workqueue_aux)
+		goto err_free_wq;
+
 	mutex_init(&ar->conf_mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&ar->data_lock);
 
@@ -1669,10 +1673,12 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(size_t priv_size, struct device *dev,
 
 	ret = ath10k_debug_create(ar);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_wq;
+		goto err_free_aux_wq;
 
 	return ar;
 
+err_free_aux_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue_aux);
 err_free_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue);
 
@@ -1688,6 +1694,9 @@ void ath10k_core_destroy(struct ath10k *ar)
 	flush_workqueue(ar->workqueue);
 	destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue);
 
+	flush_workqueue(ar->workqueue_aux);
+	destroy_workqueue(ar->workqueue_aux);
+
 	ath10k_debug_destroy(ar);
 	ath10k_mac_destroy(ar);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 35f40388b622da81e5be6eb24fe350f3b5e4b163..6a387bac27b0f8bea60d1ee7a7c4eba223fa4545 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ struct ath10k {
 	struct completion vdev_setup_done;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
+	/* Auxiliary workqueue */
+	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue_aux;
 
 	/* prevents concurrent FW reconfiguration */
 	struct mutex conf_mutex;
@@ -716,6 +718,9 @@ struct ath10k {
 	int num_active_peers;
 	int num_tids;
 
+	struct work_struct svc_rdy_work;
+	struct sk_buff *svc_rdy_skb;
+
 	struct work_struct offchan_tx_work;
 	struct sk_buff_head offchan_tx_queue;
 	struct completion offchan_tx_completed;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
index 34fbc8fddb726f34072a9b1aeea8206e520957c7..567b79720b6923e37dd3b468f12491aa510d90bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	case WMI_TLV_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(ar, skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	case WMI_TLV_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_ready(ar, skb);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 3d46813b9bebcad80103de456180e2a9ae921a96..e6d6b420ecea3a2566ff6bb8ac37649e93e61b55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -3789,7 +3789,7 @@ static int ath10k_wmi_alloc_host_mem(struct ath10k *ar, u32 req_id,
 	ar->wmi.mem_chunks[idx].vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(ar->dev,
 							   pool_size,
 							   &paddr,
-							   GFP_ATOMIC);
+							   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ar->wmi.mem_chunks[idx].vaddr) {
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to allocate memory chunk\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -3878,12 +3878,19 @@ ath10k_wmi_10x_op_pull_svc_rdy_ev(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static void ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct ath10k *ar = container_of(work, struct ath10k, svc_rdy_work);
+	struct sk_buff *skb = ar->svc_rdy_skb;
 	struct wmi_svc_rdy_ev_arg arg = {};
 	u32 num_units, req_id, unit_size, num_mem_reqs, num_unit_info, i;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!skb) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "invalid service ready event skb\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath10k_wmi_pull_svc_rdy(ar, skb, &arg);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to parse service ready: %d\n", ret);
@@ -4003,9 +4010,17 @@ void ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		   __le32_to_cpu(arg.eeprom_rd),
 		   __le32_to_cpu(arg.num_mem_reqs));
 
+	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	ar->svc_rdy_skb = NULL;
 	complete(&ar->wmi.service_ready);
 }
 
+void ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	ar->svc_rdy_skb = skb;
+	queue_work(ar->workqueue_aux, &ar->svc_rdy_work);
+}
+
 static int ath10k_wmi_op_pull_rdy_ev(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     struct wmi_rdy_ev_arg *arg)
 {
@@ -4177,7 +4192,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_op_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	case WMI_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(ar, skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	case WMI_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_ready(ar, skb);
 		break;
@@ -4298,7 +4313,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_10_1_op_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	case WMI_10X_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(ar, skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	case WMI_10X_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_ready(ar, skb);
 		break;
@@ -4409,7 +4424,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_10_2_op_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	case WMI_10_2_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(ar, skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	case WMI_10_2_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_ready(ar, skb);
 		break;
@@ -4461,7 +4476,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_10_4_op_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	case WMI_10_4_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready(ar, skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	case WMI_10_4_SCAN_EVENTID:
 		ath10k_wmi_event_scan(ar, skb);
 		break;
@@ -6512,6 +6527,8 @@ int ath10k_wmi_attach(struct ath10k *ar)
 	init_completion(&ar->wmi.service_ready);
 	init_completion(&ar->wmi.unified_ready);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&ar->svc_rdy_work, ath10k_wmi_event_service_ready_work);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -6519,6 +6536,11 @@ void ath10k_wmi_detach(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&ar->svc_rdy_work);
+
+	if (ar->svc_rdy_skb)
+		dev_kfree_skb(ar->svc_rdy_skb);
+
 	/* free the host memory chunks requested by firmware */
 	for (i = 0; i < ar->wmi.num_mem_chunks; i++) {
 		dma_free_coherent(ar->dev,