diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 64e861617110..acec41c1809a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ void wiphy_work_queue(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *work)
 		list_add_tail(&work->entry, &rdev->wiphy_work_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
 
-	schedule_work(&rdev->wiphy_work);
+	queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rdev->wiphy_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wiphy_work_queue);