diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 22bc42b18991c2c61c8562f8a5d841e53ed73e37..6b322fa681f55e3a675af149cbd6cfcae7189382 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		hw->queues = IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES;
 
 	local->workqueue =
-		create_singlethread_workqueue(wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
+		alloc_ordered_workqueue(wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), 0);
 	if (!local->workqueue) {
 		result = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_workqueue;
@@ -962,12 +962,6 @@ static void __exit ieee80211_exit(void)
 	rc80211_minstrel_ht_exit();
 	rc80211_minstrel_exit();
 
-	/*
-	 * For key todo, it'll be empty by now but the work
-	 * might still be scheduled.
-	 */
-	flush_scheduled_work();
-
 	if (mesh_allocated)
 		ieee80211s_stop();