diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index fab4d33c89843..9ed33e2d6da02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -5473,7 +5473,7 @@ static int ath12k_reg_chan_list_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *sk
 		ar = ab->pdevs[pdev_idx].ar;
 		kfree(ab->new_regd[pdev_idx]);
 		ab->new_regd[pdev_idx] = regd;
-		ieee80211_queue_work(ar->hw, &ar->regd_update_work);
+		queue_work(ab->workqueue, &ar->regd_update_work);
 	} else {
 		/* Multiple events for the same *ar is not expected. But we
 		 * can still clear any previously stored default_regd if we