u32 len;
 };
 
-struct channel_attr {
-       u8 set_ch;
-};
-
 struct set_multicast {
        bool enabled;
        u32 cnt;
        struct rcvd_async_info async_info;
        struct key_attr key_info;
        struct cfg_param_attr cfg_info;
-       struct channel_attr channel_info;
        struct sta_inactive_t mac_info;
        struct set_ip_addr ip_info;
        struct drv_handler drv;
        return wilc->vif[index];
 }
 
-static void handle_set_channel(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct host_if_msg *msg = container_of(work, struct host_if_msg, work);
-       struct wilc_vif *vif = msg->vif;
-       struct channel_attr *hif_set_ch = &msg->body.channel_info;
-       int ret;
-       struct wid wid;
-
-       wid.id = WID_CURRENT_CHANNEL;
-       wid.type = WID_CHAR;
-       wid.val = (char *)&hif_set_ch->set_ch;
-       wid.size = sizeof(char);
-
-       ret = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, WILC_SET_CFG, &wid, 1,
-                                  wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
-
-       if (ret)
-               netdev_err(vif->ndev, "Failed to set channel\n");
-       kfree(msg);
-}
-
 static void handle_set_wfi_drv_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct host_if_msg *msg = container_of(work, struct host_if_msg, work);
 
 int wilc_set_mac_chnl_num(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 channel)
 {
+       struct wid wid;
        int result;
-       struct host_if_msg *msg;
 
-       msg = wilc_alloc_work(vif, handle_set_channel, false);
-       if (IS_ERR(msg))
-               return PTR_ERR(msg);
-
-       msg->body.channel_info.set_ch = channel;
+       wid.id = WID_CURRENT_CHANNEL;
+       wid.type = WID_CHAR;
+       wid.size = sizeof(char);
+       wid.val = &channel;
 
-       result = wilc_enqueue_work(msg);
-       if (result) {
-               netdev_err(vif->ndev, "%s: enqueue work failed\n", __func__);
-               kfree(msg);
-       }
+       result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, WILC_SET_CFG, &wid, 1,
+                                     wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
+       if (result)
+               netdev_err(vif->ndev, "Failed to set channel\n");
 
        return result;
 }