}
 
 
-static void set_multicast_hash_handler(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct zd_mac *mac =
-               container_of(work, struct zd_mac, set_multicast_hash_work);
-       struct zd_mc_hash hash;
-
-       spin_lock_irq(&mac->lock);
-       hash = mac->multicast_hash;
-       spin_unlock_irq(&mac->lock);
-
-       zd_chip_set_multicast_hash(&mac->chip, &hash);
-}
-
-static void set_rx_filter_handler(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct zd_mac *mac =
-               container_of(work, struct zd_mac, set_rx_filter_work);
-       int r;
-
-       dev_dbg_f(zd_mac_dev(mac), "\n");
-       r = set_rx_filter(mac);
-       if (r)
-               dev_err(zd_mac_dev(mac), "set_rx_filter_handler error %d\n", r);
-}
-
 static u64 zd_op_prepare_multicast(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                                   struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc_list)
 {
        };
        struct zd_mac *mac = zd_hw_mac(hw);
        unsigned long flags;
+       int r;
 
        /* Only deal with supported flags */
        changed_flags &= SUPPORTED_FIF_FLAGS;
        mac->multicast_hash = hash;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
 
-       /* XXX: these can be called here now, can sleep now! */
-       queue_work(zd_workqueue, &mac->set_multicast_hash_work);
+       zd_chip_set_multicast_hash(&mac->chip, &hash);
 
-       if (changed_flags & FIF_CONTROL)
-               queue_work(zd_workqueue, &mac->set_rx_filter_work);
+       if (changed_flags & FIF_CONTROL) {
+               r = set_rx_filter(mac);
+               if (r)
+                       dev_err(zd_mac_dev(mac), "set_rx_filter error %d\n", r);
+       }
 
        /* no handling required for FIF_OTHER_BSS as we don't currently
         * do BSSID filtering */
 
        zd_chip_init(&mac->chip, hw, intf);
        housekeeping_init(mac);
-       INIT_WORK(&mac->set_multicast_hash_work, set_multicast_hash_handler);
        INIT_WORK(&mac->set_rts_cts_work, set_rts_cts_work);
-       INIT_WORK(&mac->set_rx_filter_work, set_rx_filter_handler);
        INIT_WORK(&mac->process_intr, zd_process_intr);
 
        SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &intf->dev);