diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 8b47a9d024473921c04e465198204a5d50c2b237..27807bf0cdfc532433c03c1fa4e4e96727117933 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1701,7 +1701,8 @@ static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
 		if (treatment == REG_REQ_OK ||
 		    treatment == REG_REQ_ALREADY_SET)
 			return;
-		schedule_delayed_work(&reg_timeout, msecs_to_jiffies(3142));
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &reg_timeout, msecs_to_jiffies(3142));
 		return;
 	case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER:
 		if (!wiphy)
@@ -2301,7 +2302,8 @@ static int reg_set_rd_driver(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
 
 	request_wiphy = wiphy_idx_to_wiphy(driver_request->wiphy_idx);
 	if (!request_wiphy) {
-		schedule_delayed_work(&reg_timeout, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &reg_timeout, 0);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -2361,7 +2363,8 @@ static int reg_set_rd_country_ie(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
 
 	request_wiphy = wiphy_idx_to_wiphy(country_ie_request->wiphy_idx);
 	if (!request_wiphy) {
-		schedule_delayed_work(&reg_timeout, 0);
+		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+				   &reg_timeout, 0);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}