static void __bnx2fc_destroy(struct bnx2fc_interface *interface)
 {
        struct fc_lport *lport = interface->ctlr.lp;
+       struct fcoe_port *port = lport_priv(lport);
 
        bnx2fc_interface_cleanup(interface);
        bnx2fc_stop(interface);
        list_del(&interface->list);
-       lport = interface->ctlr.lp;
        bnx2fc_interface_put(interface);
-       bnx2fc_if_destroy(lport);
+       queue_work(bnx2fc_wq, &port->destroy_work);
 }
 
 /**
 
        BNX2FC_HBA_DBG(lport, "Entered bnx2fc_destroy_work\n");
 
-       rtnl_lock();
-       mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
        bnx2fc_if_destroy(lport);
-       mutex_unlock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
-       rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static void bnx2fc_unbind_adapter_devices(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba)