--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -298,16 +298,16 @@ out:
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
-static void
-__releases(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock)
-__acquires(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock)
-_ieee80211_wake_txqs(struct ieee80211_local *local, unsigned long *flags)
+void ieee80211_wake_txqs(unsigned long data)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = (struct ieee80211_local *)data;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	int n_acs = IEEE80211_NUM_ACS;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 
 	if (local->hw.queues < IEEE80211_NUM_ACS)
 		n_acs = 1;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ _ieee80211_wake_txqs(struct ieee80211_lo
 		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[i])
 			continue;
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, *flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
 			int ac;
 
@@ -328,20 +328,11 @@ _ieee80211_wake_txqs(struct ieee80211_lo
 					__ieee80211_wake_txqs(sdata, ac);
 			}
 		}
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, *flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-
-void ieee80211_wake_txqs(unsigned long data)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = (struct ieee80211_local *)data;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-	_ieee80211_wake_txqs(local, &flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 void ieee80211_propagate_queue_wake(struct ieee80211_local *local, int queue)
@@ -379,8 +370,7 @@ void ieee80211_propagate_queue_wake(stru
 
 static void __ieee80211_wake_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,
 				   enum queue_stop_reason reason,
-				   bool refcounted,
-				   unsigned long *flags)
+				   bool refcounted)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 
@@ -414,19 +404,8 @@ static void __ieee80211_wake_queue(struc
 	} else
 		tasklet_schedule(&local->tx_pending_tasklet);
 
-	/*
-	 * Calling _ieee80211_wake_txqs here can be a problem because it may
-	 * release queue_stop_reason_lock which has been taken by
-	 * __ieee80211_wake_queue's caller. It is certainly not very nice to
-	 * release someone's lock, but it is fine because all the callers of
-	 * __ieee80211_wake_queue call it right before releasing the lock.
-	 */
-	if (local->ops->wake_tx_queue) {
-		if (reason == IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_DRIVER)
-			tasklet_schedule(&local->wake_txqs_tasklet);
-		else
-			_ieee80211_wake_txqs(local, flags);
-	}
+	if (local->ops->wake_tx_queue)
+		tasklet_schedule(&local->wake_txqs_tasklet);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_wake_queue_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue,
@@ -437,7 +416,7 @@ void ieee80211_wake_queue_by_reason(stru
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, reason, refcounted, &flags);
+	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, reason, refcounted);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -534,7 +513,7 @@ void ieee80211_add_pending_skb(struct ie
 			       false);
 	__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
 	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD,
-			       false, &flags);
+			       false);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -567,7 +546,7 @@ void ieee80211_add_pending_skbs(struct i
 	for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)
 		__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, i,
 			IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD,
-			false, &flags);
+			false);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -625,7 +604,7 @@ void ieee80211_wake_queues_by_reason(str
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 
 	for_each_set_bit(i, &queues, hw->queues)
-		__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, i, reason, refcounted, &flags);
+		__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, i, reason, refcounted);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }