err);
 }
 
-static void
-_brcmf_set_mac_address(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct brcmf_if *ifp;
-       s32 err;
-
-       ifp = container_of(work, struct brcmf_if, setmacaddr_work);
-
-       brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter, bsscfgidx=%d\n", ifp->bsscfgidx);
-
-       err = brcmf_fil_iovar_data_set(ifp, "cur_etheraddr", ifp->mac_addr,
-                                      ETH_ALEN);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               brcmf_err("Setting cur_etheraddr failed, %d\n", err);
-       } else {
-               brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "MAC address updated to %pM\n",
-                         ifp->mac_addr);
-               memcpy(ifp->ndev->dev_addr, ifp->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-       }
-}
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 static void _brcmf_update_ndtable(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 {
        struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
        struct sockaddr *sa = (struct sockaddr *)addr;
+       int err;
 
-       memcpy(&ifp->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
-       schedule_work(&ifp->setmacaddr_work);
-       return 0;
+       brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter, bsscfgidx=%d\n", ifp->bsscfgidx);
+
+       err = brcmf_fil_iovar_data_set(ifp, "cur_etheraddr", sa->sa_data,
+                                      ETH_ALEN);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               brcmf_err("Setting cur_etheraddr failed, %d\n", err);
+       } else {
+               brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "updated to %pM\n", sa->sa_data);
+               memcpy(ifp->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+               memcpy(ifp->ndev->dev_addr, ifp->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+       }
+       return err;
 }
 
 static void brcmf_netdev_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
        /* set the mac address */
        memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, ifp->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
-       INIT_WORK(&ifp->setmacaddr_work, _brcmf_set_mac_address);
        INIT_WORK(&ifp->multicast_work, _brcmf_set_multicast_list);
        INIT_WORK(&ifp->ndoffload_work, _brcmf_update_ndtable);
 
                }
 
                if (ifp->ndev->netdev_ops == &brcmf_netdev_ops_pri) {
-                       cancel_work_sync(&ifp->setmacaddr_work);
                        cancel_work_sync(&ifp->multicast_work);
                        cancel_work_sync(&ifp->ndoffload_work);
                }
 
  * @vif: points to cfg80211 specific interface information.
  * @ndev: associated network device.
  * @stats: interface specific network statistics.
- * @setmacaddr_work: worker object for setting mac address.
  * @multicast_work: worker object for multicast provisioning.
  * @ndoffload_work: worker object for neighbor discovery offload configuration.
  * @fws_desc: interface specific firmware-signalling descriptor.
        struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *vif;
        struct net_device *ndev;
        struct net_device_stats stats;
-       struct work_struct setmacaddr_work;
        struct work_struct multicast_work;
        struct work_struct ndoffload_work;
        struct brcmf_fws_mac_descriptor *fws_desc;