diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 4b46e68183e059fbddb9eb6c007fcab7894e68b2..367b6d462708af2d8fe06050ac076844b3b54c1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -5724,14 +5724,12 @@ bnx2_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!netif_running(bp->dev))
 		return;
 
-	bp->in_reset_task = 1;
 	bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
 
 	bnx2_init_nic(bp);
 
 	atomic_set(&bp->intr_sem, 1);
 	bnx2_netif_start(bp);
-	bp->in_reset_task = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5907,12 +5905,7 @@ bnx2_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct bnx2 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 reset_code;
 
-	/* Calling flush_scheduled_work() may deadlock because
-	 * linkwatch_event() may be on the workqueue and it will try to get
-	 * the rtnl_lock which we are holding.
-	 */
-	while (bp->in_reset_task)
-		msleep(1);
+	cancel_work_sync(&bp->reset_task);
 
 	bnx2_disable_int_sync(bp);
 	bnx2_napi_disable(bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.h b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
index 1eaf5bb3d9c2233f12b2861445af1a714cfa9625..2377cc13bf61afc14d7598eaa93cf78a691204a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
@@ -6656,7 +6656,6 @@ struct bnx2 {
 	int			current_interval;
 	struct			timer_list timer;
 	struct work_struct	reset_task;
-	int			in_reset_task;
 
 	/* Used to synchronize phy accesses. */
 	spinlock_t		phy_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index faae01dc1c4b9d719031a422d1a5d66a0c4a6584..075fd547421e5b2c2a57932ba240e55130bb7e75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,8 @@ static int ehea_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_msg_ifdown(port))
 		ehea_info("disabling port %s", dev->name);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_work_sync(&port->reset_task);
+
 	mutex_lock(&port->port_lock);
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	port_napi_disable(port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index dde9c7e6408a79ad39e3ebceff726e4e35eb16e4..00bc7fbb6b374687ebd45f79a84cee5ad472bcaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int epp_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	unsigned char tmp[1];
 
 	bc->work_running = 0;
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bc->run_work);
 	bc->stat = EPP_DCDBIT;
 	tmp[0] = 0;
 	pp->ops->epp_write_addr(pp, tmp, 1, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index 4e28002051899c21f0a6050b5b32f14b6f2c6dec..e2ee91a6ae7e063c8f302b0eaba1fd56eedc12ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ struct smc911x_local {
 
 	/* work queue */
 	struct work_struct phy_configure;
-	int work_pending;
 
 	int tx_throttle;
 	spinlock_t lock;
@@ -960,11 +959,11 @@ static void smc911x_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * We should not be called if phy_type is zero.
 	 */
 	if (lp->phy_type == 0)
-		 goto smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock;
+		return;
 
 	if (smc911x_phy_reset(dev, phyaddr)) {
 		printk("%s: PHY reset timed out\n", dev->name);
-		goto smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock;
+		return;
 	}
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 
@@ -1033,8 +1032,6 @@ static void smc911x_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
 
 smc911x_phy_configure_exit:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
-smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock:
-	lp->work_pending = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1356,11 +1353,8 @@ static void smc911x_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * smc911x_phy_configure() calls msleep() which calls schedule_timeout()
 	 * which calls schedule().	 Hence we use a work queue.
 	 */
-	if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
-		if (schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure)) {
-			lp->work_pending = 1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (lp->phy_type != 0)
+		schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
 	/* We can accept TX packets again */
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -1531,16 +1525,8 @@ static int smc911x_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
 		/* We need to ensure that no calls to
 		 * smc911x_phy_configure are pending.
-
-		 * flush_scheduled_work() cannot be called because we
-		 * are running with the netlink semaphore held (from
-		 * devinet_ioctl()) and the pending work queue
-		 * contains linkwatch_event() (scheduled by
-		 * netif_carrier_off() above). linkwatch_event() also
-		 * wants the netlink semaphore.
 		 */
-		while (lp->work_pending)
-			schedule();
+		cancel_work_sync(&lp->phy_configure);
 		smc911x_phy_powerdown(dev, lp->mii.phy_id);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index a188e33484e631326f366edd68b33f635fce94e6..f2051b209da2b1cb0e97236daab948762c84bb77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -1016,15 +1016,8 @@ static void smc_phy_powerdown(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* We need to ensure that no calls to smc_phy_configure are
 	   pending.
-
-	   flush_scheduled_work() cannot be called because we are
-	   running with the netlink semaphore held (from
-	   devinet_ioctl()) and the pending work queue contains
-	   linkwatch_event() (scheduled by netif_carrier_off()
-	   above). linkwatch_event() also wants the netlink semaphore.
 	*/
-	while(lp->work_pending)
-		yield();
+	cancel_work_sync(&lp->phy_configure);
 
 	bmcr = smc_phy_read(dev, phy, MII_BMCR);
 	smc_phy_write(dev, phy, MII_BMCR, bmcr | BMCR_PDOWN);
@@ -1161,7 +1154,6 @@ static void smc_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
 smc_phy_configure_exit:
 	SMC_SELECT_BANK(lp, 2);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
-	lp->work_pending = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1389,11 +1381,8 @@ static void smc_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * smc_phy_configure() calls msleep() which calls schedule_timeout()
 	 * which calls schedule().  Hence we use a work queue.
 	 */
-	if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
-		if (schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure)) {
-			lp->work_pending = 1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (lp->phy_type != 0)
+		schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
 	/* We can accept TX packets again */
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 55670b5eb611a0c5c6811f7b6cca3a1b85041963..af8d2c436efd4f315bea31112c1ae8fb6fb269e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void tulip_down (struct net_device *dev)
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->base_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_work_sync(&tp->media_work);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TULIP_NAPI
 	napi_disable(&tp->napi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index 0dcfc0310264deddbe390ff13dda342a31b2f937..7c66b052f55a72725714ed447f6a9a934780f73f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static void kaweth_kill_urbs(struct kaweth_device *kaweth)
 	usb_kill_urb(kaweth->rx_urb);
 	usb_kill_urb(kaweth->tx_urb);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kaweth->lowmem_work);
 
 	/* a scheduled work may have resubmitted,
 	   we hit them again */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
index 20d387f6658c4817010e9bf196020f1221257446..f7aec9309d0412c86dd0bc3fd111ff9c37ef7d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
@@ -682,7 +682,13 @@ static int prism2_close(struct net_device *dev)
 		netif_device_detach(dev);
 	}
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->reset_queue);
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->set_multicast_list_queue);
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->set_tim_queue);
+#ifndef PRISM2_NO_STATION_MODES
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->info_queue);
+#endif
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->comms_qual_update);
 
 	module_put(local->hw_module);