diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 8533b88974b2..370764681749 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -731,12 +731,43 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb(struct urb *urb)
 	kfree(rx_buf);
 }
 
+struct reg_in_work {
+	struct urb		*urb;
+	struct hif_device_usb	*hif_dev;
+	struct work_struct	work;
+};
+
+static void ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_resubmit(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct reg_in_work *rw = container_of(work,
+					      struct reg_in_work,
+					      work);
+	struct urb *urb = rw->urb;
+	struct rx_buf *rx_buf = urb->context;
+
+	int ret;
+
+	usb_anchor_urb(rw->urb, &rw->hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
+	ret = usb_submit_urb(rw->urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		usb_unanchor_urb(rw->urb);
+		if (rx_buf) {
+			kfree_skb(rx_buf->skb);
+			kfree(rx_buf);
+			urb->context = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	usb_put_urb(urb);
+	kfree(rw);
+}
+
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct rx_buf *rx_buf = urb->context;
 	struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev = rx_buf->hif_dev;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = rx_buf->skb;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!skb)
 		return;
@@ -786,14 +817,20 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 resubmit:
-	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
-	ret = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (ret) {
-		usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
-		goto free_skb;
+	{
+		struct reg_in_work *rw;
+
+		rw = kmalloc_obj(*rw, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!rw)
+			goto free_skb;
+
+		rw->urb = urb;
+		rw->hif_dev = hif_dev;
+		usb_get_urb(urb);
+		INIT_WORK(&rw->work, ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_resubmit);
+		queue_work(hif_dev->reg_in_wq, &rw->work);
+		return;
 	}
-
-	return;
 free_skb:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 free_rx_buf:
@@ -959,6 +996,8 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 {
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
+	if (hif_dev->reg_in_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(hif_dev->reg_in_wq);
 }
 
 static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
@@ -969,6 +1008,9 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 	int i, ret;
 
 	init_usb_anchor(&hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
+	hif_dev->reg_in_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("ath9k_reg_in", 0);
+	if (!hif_dev->reg_in_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_REG_IN_URB_NUM; i++) {
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.h
index b3e66b0485a5..38f17a12fd5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct hif_device_usb {
 	struct usb_anchor regout_submitted;
 	struct usb_anchor rx_submitted;
 	struct usb_anchor reg_in_submitted;
+	struct workqueue_struct *reg_in_wq;
 	struct usb_anchor mgmt_submitted;
 	struct sk_buff *remain_skb;
 	char fw_name[64];