diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index f1150d3218759a3635ab6dce2502789ebf44c24c..6fccb4d717db9c1fa16164a36791bd4d0391af88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ struct mac80211_hwsim_data {
 	int channels, idx;
 	bool use_chanctx;
 	bool destroy_on_close;
-	struct work_struct destroy_work;
 	u32 portid;
 	char alpha2[2];
 	const struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd;
@@ -3565,30 +3564,27 @@ static struct genl_family hwsim_genl_family __ro_after_init = {
 	.n_mcgrps = ARRAY_SIZE(hwsim_mcgrps),
 };
 
-static void destroy_radio(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct mac80211_hwsim_data *data =
-		container_of(work, struct mac80211_hwsim_data, destroy_work);
-
-	hwsim_radios_generation++;
-	mac80211_hwsim_del_radio(data, wiphy_name(data->hw->wiphy), NULL);
-}
-
 static void remove_user_radios(u32 portid)
 {
 	struct mac80211_hwsim_data *entry, *tmp;
+	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&hwsim_radio_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &hwsim_radios, list) {
 		if (entry->destroy_on_close && entry->portid == portid) {
-			list_del(&entry->list);
+			list_move(&entry->list, &list);
 			rhashtable_remove_fast(&hwsim_radios_rht, &entry->rht,
 					       hwsim_rht_params);
-			INIT_WORK(&entry->destroy_work, destroy_radio);
-			queue_work(hwsim_wq, &entry->destroy_work);
+			hwsim_radios_generation++;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&hwsim_radio_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &list, list) {
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		mac80211_hwsim_del_radio(entry, wiphy_name(entry->hw->wiphy),
+					 NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 static int mac80211_hwsim_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,