const unsigned char *addr,
                           __be16 vlan_id, int flags);
 
-struct rocker_mac_vlan_seen_work {
-       struct work_struct work;
-       struct rocker_port *rocker_port;
-       int flags;
-       unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
-       __be16 vlan_id;
-};
-
-static void rocker_event_mac_vlan_seen_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       const struct rocker_mac_vlan_seen_work *sw =
-               container_of(work, struct rocker_mac_vlan_seen_work, work);
-
-       rtnl_lock();
-       rocker_port_fdb(sw->rocker_port, SWITCHDEV_TRANS_NONE,
-                       sw->addr, sw->vlan_id, sw->flags);
-       rtnl_unlock();
-
-       kfree(work);
-}
-
 static int rocker_event_mac_vlan_seen(const struct rocker *rocker,
                                      const struct rocker_tlv *info)
 {
-       struct rocker_mac_vlan_seen_work *sw;
        const struct rocker_tlv *attrs[ROCKER_TLV_EVENT_MAC_VLAN_MAX + 1];
        unsigned int port_number;
        struct rocker_port *rocker_port;
        const unsigned char *addr;
-       int flags = ROCKER_OP_FLAG_LEARNED;
+       int flags = ROCKER_OP_FLAG_NOWAIT | ROCKER_OP_FLAG_LEARNED;
        __be16 vlan_id;
 
        rocker_tlv_parse_nested(attrs, ROCKER_TLV_EVENT_MAC_VLAN_MAX, info);
            rocker_port->stp_state != BR_STATE_FORWARDING)
                return 0;
 
-       sw = kmalloc(sizeof(*sw), GFP_ATOMIC);
-       if (!sw)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       INIT_WORK(&sw->work, rocker_event_mac_vlan_seen_work);
-
-       sw->rocker_port = rocker_port;
-       sw->flags = flags;
-       ether_addr_copy(sw->addr, addr);
-       sw->vlan_id = vlan_id;
-
-       schedule_work(&sw->work);
-
-       return 0;
+       return rocker_port_fdb(rocker_port, SWITCHDEV_TRANS_NONE,
+                              addr, vlan_id, flags);
 }
 
 static int rocker_event_process(const struct rocker *rocker,