diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index fbe65284f046..85be483b9b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_mac_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 * discover that its list is now empty.
 	 */
 	cancel_work_sync(&mvm->async_handlers_wk);
+	wiphy_work_cancel(hw->wiphy, &mvm->async_handlers_wiphy_wk);
 }
 
 struct iwl_mvm_phy_ctxt *iwl_mvm_get_free_phy_ctxt(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 997f0395b97a..af5c8b4bb5a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
 	spinlock_t async_handlers_lock;
 	struct work_struct async_handlers_wk;
 
+	/* For async rx handlers that require the wiphy lock */
+	struct wiphy_work async_handlers_wiphy_wk;
+
 	struct work_struct roc_done_wk;
 
 	unsigned long init_status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index adbbe19aeae5..38a84a54ff78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -267,11 +267,15 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_thermal_dual_chain_req(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
  *	it will be called from a worker with mvm->mutex held.
  * @RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED : in case the handler needs to lock the
  *	mutex itself, it will be called from a worker without mvm->mutex held.
+ * @RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED_WIPHY: If the handler needs to hold the wiphy lock
+ *	and mvm->mutex. Will be handled with the wiphy_work queue infra
+ *	instead of regular work queue.
  */
 enum iwl_rx_handler_context {
 	RX_HANDLER_SYNC,
 	RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED,
 	RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED,
+	RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED_WIPHY,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -673,6 +677,8 @@ static const struct iwl_hcmd_arr iwl_mvm_groups[] = {
 
 /* this forward declaration can avoid to export the function */
 static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wk(struct work_struct *wk);
+static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wiphy_wk(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					    struct wiphy_work *work);
 
 static u32 iwl_mvm_min_backoff(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
@@ -1265,6 +1271,8 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mvm->add_stream_txqs);
 	spin_lock_init(&mvm->add_stream_lock);
 
+	wiphy_work_init(&mvm->async_handlers_wiphy_wk,
+			iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wiphy_wk);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mvm->rx_sync_waitq);
 
 	mvm->queue_sync_state = 0;
@@ -1551,35 +1559,62 @@ void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_purge(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mvm->async_handlers_lock);
 }
 
-static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wk(struct work_struct *wk)
+/*
+ * This function receives a bitmap of rx async handler contexts
+ * (&iwl_rx_handler_context) to handle, and runs only them
+ */
+static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_by_context(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+					      u8 contexts)
 {
-	struct iwl_mvm *mvm =
-		container_of(wk, struct iwl_mvm, async_handlers_wk);
 	struct iwl_async_handler_entry *entry, *tmp;
 	LIST_HEAD(local_list);
 
-	/* Ensure that we are not in stop flow (check iwl_mvm_mac_stop) */
-
 	/*
-	 * Sync with Rx path with a lock. Remove all the entries from this list,
-	 * add them to a local one (lock free), and then handle them.
+	 * Sync with Rx path with a lock. Remove all the entries of the
+	 * wanted contexts from this list, add them to a local one (lock free),
+	 * and then handle them.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&mvm->async_handlers_lock);
-	list_splice_init(&mvm->async_handlers_list, &local_list);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &mvm->async_handlers_list, list) {
+		if (!(BIT(entry->context) & contexts))
+			continue;
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &local_list);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mvm->async_handlers_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &local_list, list) {
-		if (entry->context == RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED)
+		if (entry->context != RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED)
 			mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 		entry->fn(mvm, &entry->rxb);
 		iwl_free_rxb(&entry->rxb);
 		list_del(&entry->list);
-		if (entry->context == RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED)
+		if (entry->context != RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED)
 			mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 		kfree(entry);
 	}
 }
 
+static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wiphy_wk(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					    struct wiphy_work *wk)
+{
+	struct iwl_mvm *mvm =
+		container_of(wk, struct iwl_mvm, async_handlers_wiphy_wk);
+	u8 contexts = BIT(RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED_WIPHY);
+
+	iwl_mvm_async_handlers_by_context(mvm, contexts);
+}
+
+static void iwl_mvm_async_handlers_wk(struct work_struct *wk)
+{
+	struct iwl_mvm *mvm =
+		container_of(wk, struct iwl_mvm, async_handlers_wk);
+	u8 contexts = BIT(RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED) |
+		      BIT(RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED);
+
+	iwl_mvm_async_handlers_by_context(mvm, contexts);
+}
+
 static inline void iwl_mvm_rx_check_trigger(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 					    struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
 {
@@ -1659,7 +1694,11 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_common(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		spin_lock(&mvm->async_handlers_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &mvm->async_handlers_list);
 		spin_unlock(&mvm->async_handlers_lock);
-		schedule_work(&mvm->async_handlers_wk);
+		if (rx_h->context == RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED_WIPHY)
+			wiphy_work_queue(mvm->hw->wiphy,
+					 &mvm->async_handlers_wiphy_wk);
+		else
+			schedule_work(&mvm->async_handlers_wk);
 		break;
 	}
 }
