diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
index 88c72d1827a0..fca3ab948f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ static void wakeup_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
 		adapter->if_ops.card_reset(adapter);
 }
 
-static void fw_dump_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
+static void fw_dump_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, devdump_timer);
+	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter =
+		container_of(work, struct mwifiex_adapter, devdump_work.work);
 
 	mwifiex_upload_device_dump(adapter);
 }
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ static void mwifiex_init_adapter(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->active_scan_triggered = false;
 	timer_setup(&adapter->wakeup_timer, wakeup_timer_fn, 0);
 	adapter->devdump_len = 0;
-	timer_setup(&adapter->devdump_timer, fw_dump_timer_fn, 0);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->devdump_work, fw_dump_work);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ static void
 mwifiex_adapter_cleanup(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	del_timer(&adapter->wakeup_timer);
-	del_timer_sync(&adapter->devdump_timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->devdump_work);
 	mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(adapter);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&adapter->cmd_wait_q.wait);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&adapter->hs_activate_wait_q);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index 332dd1c8db35..5d8646f16162 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include "decl.h"
 #include "ioctl.h"
@@ -1055,7 +1056,7 @@ struct mwifiex_adapter {
 	/* Device dump data/length */
 	void *devdump_data;
 	int devdump_len;
-	struct timer_list devdump_timer;
+	struct delayed_work devdump_work;
 
 	bool ignore_btcoex_events;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index 7d42c5d2dbf6..4d93386494c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ mwifiex_fw_dump_info_event(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		 * transmission event get lost, in this cornel case,
 		 * user would still get partial of the dump.
 		 */
-		mod_timer(&adapter->devdump_timer,
-			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MWIFIEX_TIMER_10S));
+		schedule_delayed_work(&adapter->devdump_work,
+				      msecs_to_jiffies(MWIFIEX_TIMER_10S));
 	}
 
 	/* Overflow check */
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ mwifiex_fw_dump_info_event(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	return;
 
 upload_dump:
-	del_timer_sync(&adapter->devdump_timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->devdump_work);
 	mwifiex_upload_device_dump(adapter);
 }