diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
index 4494d130b37cb0d0ad585eea5142e0c312c86b26..0f8b05185edaeacb6ef686e5e5a1ca0151866916 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,8 @@ u8 rtl_is_special_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 is_tx)
 					 is_tx ? "Tx" : "Rx");
 
 				if (is_tx) {
-					rtl_lps_leave(hw);
+					schedule_work(&rtlpriv->
+						      works.lps_leave_work);
 					ppsc->last_delaylps_stamp_jiffies =
 					    jiffies;
 				}
@@ -1014,7 +1015,7 @@ u8 rtl_is_special_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 is_tx)
 		}
 	} else if (ETH_P_ARP == ether_type) {
 		if (is_tx) {
-			rtl_lps_leave(hw);
+			schedule_work(&rtlpriv->works.lps_leave_work);
 			ppsc->last_delaylps_stamp_jiffies = jiffies;
 		}
 
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ u8 rtl_is_special_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 is_tx)
 			 "802.1X %s EAPOL pkt!!\n", is_tx ? "Tx" : "Rx");
 
 		if (is_tx) {
-			rtl_lps_leave(hw);
+			schedule_work(&rtlpriv->works.lps_leave_work);
 			ppsc->last_delaylps_stamp_jiffies = jiffies;
 		}