cancel_work_sync(&sc->hw_check_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->tx_complete_work);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sc->hw_pll_work);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT
+       cancel_work_sync(&sc->mci_work);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void ath_cancel_work(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
            (info->type != MCI_GPM_COEX_PROFILE_VOICE))
                return false;
 
-       entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+       entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!entry)
                return false;
 
        }
 }
 
+static void ath9k_mci_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct ath_softc *sc = container_of(work, struct ath_softc, mci_work);
+
+       ath_mci_update_scheme(sc);
+}
+
 static void ath_mci_process_profile(struct ath_softc *sc,
                                    struct ath_mci_profile_info *info)
 {
                btcoex->duty_cycle = ATH_BTCOEX_DEF_DUTY_CYCLE;
        }
 
-       ath_mci_update_scheme(sc);
+       ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->mci_work);
 }
 
 static void ath_mci_process_status(struct ath_softc *sc,
        } while (++i < ATH_MCI_MAX_PROFILE);
 
        if (old_num_mgmt != mci->num_mgmt)
-               ath_mci_update_scheme(sc);
+               ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->mci_work);
 }
 
 static void ath_mci_msg(struct ath_softc *sc, u8 opcode, u8 *rx_payload)
                         mci->gpm_buf.bf_addr, (mci->gpm_buf.bf_len >> 4),
                         mci->sched_buf.bf_paddr);
 
+       INIT_WORK(&sc->mci_work, ath9k_mci_work);
        ath_dbg(common, MCI, "MCI Initialized\n");
 
        return 0;