diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index 31d851d8e688..745bd9aaf79d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -1407,6 +1407,7 @@ void ath12k_core_halt(struct ath12k *ar)
 	ath12k_mac_peer_cleanup_all(ar);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ar->scan.timeout);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_update_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_channel_update_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ab->rfkill_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ab->update_11d_work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index 941db6e49d6e..6c55d065dd3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ struct ath12k {
 
 	/* protects the radio specific data like debug stats, ppdu_stats_info stats,
 	 * vdev_stop_status info, scan data, ath12k_sta info, ath12k_link_vif info,
-	 * channel context data, survey info, test mode data.
+	 * channel context data, survey info, test mode data, regd_channel_update_queue.
 	 */
 	spinlock_t data_lock;
 
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ struct ath12k {
 	struct completion bss_survey_done;
 
 	struct work_struct regd_update_work;
+	struct work_struct regd_channel_update_work;
+	struct list_head regd_channel_update_queue;
 
 	struct wiphy_work wmi_mgmt_tx_work;
 	struct sk_buff_head wmi_mgmt_tx_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 88b59f3ff87a..5e5cb9b56aa4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -7940,6 +7940,7 @@ static void ath12k_mac_stop(struct ath12k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath12k_hw *ah = ar->ah;
 	struct htt_ppdu_stats_info *ppdu_stats, *tmp;
+	struct ath12k_wmi_scan_chan_list_arg *arg;
 	int ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ah->hw_mutex);
@@ -7954,6 +7955,7 @@ static void ath12k_mac_stop(struct ath12k *ar)
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ar->scan.timeout);
 	wiphy_work_cancel(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar)->wiphy, &ar->scan.vdev_clean_wk);
+	cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_channel_update_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_update_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->ab->rfkill_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->ab->update_11d_work);
@@ -7961,10 +7963,18 @@ static void ath12k_mac_stop(struct ath12k *ar)
 	complete(&ar->completed_11d_scan);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ppdu_stats, tmp, &ar->ppdu_stats_info, list) {
 		list_del(&ppdu_stats->list);
 		kfree(ppdu_stats);
 	}
+
+	while ((arg = list_first_entry_or_null(&ar->regd_channel_update_queue,
+					       struct ath12k_wmi_scan_chan_list_arg,
+					       list))) {
+		list_del(&arg->list);
+		kfree(arg);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ar->ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx], NULL);
@@ -11858,6 +11868,7 @@ static void ath12k_mac_hw_unregister(struct ath12k_hw *ah)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_ar(ah, ar, i) {
+		cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_channel_update_work);
 		cancel_work_sync(&ar->regd_update_work);
 		ath12k_debugfs_unregister(ar);
 		ath12k_fw_stats_reset(ar);
@@ -12218,6 +12229,8 @@ static void ath12k_mac_setup(struct ath12k *ar)
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ar->scan.timeout, ath12k_scan_timeout_work);
 	wiphy_work_init(&ar->scan.vdev_clean_wk, ath12k_scan_vdev_clean_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&ar->regd_channel_update_work, ath12k_regd_update_chan_list_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ar->regd_channel_update_queue);
 	INIT_WORK(&ar->regd_update_work, ath12k_regd_update_work);
 
 	wiphy_work_init(&ar->wmi_mgmt_tx_work, ath12k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
index 2598b39d5d7e..0fc7f209956d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.c
@@ -137,32 +137,7 @@ int ath12k_reg_update_chan_list(struct ath12k *ar, bool wait)
 	struct ath12k_wmi_channel_arg *ch;
 	enum nl80211_band band;
 	int num_channels = 0;
-	int i, ret, left;
-
-	if (wait && ar->state_11d == ATH12K_11D_RUNNING) {
-		left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->completed_11d_scan,
-						   ATH12K_SCAN_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-		if (!left) {
-			ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
-				   "failed to receive 11d scan complete: timed out\n");
-			ar->state_11d = ATH12K_11D_IDLE;
-		}
-		ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
-			   "reg 11d scan wait left time %d\n", left);
-	}
-
-	if (wait &&
-	    (ar->scan.state == ATH12K_SCAN_STARTING ||
-	    ar->scan.state == ATH12K_SCAN_RUNNING)) {
-		left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->scan.completed,
-						   ATH12K_SCAN_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-		if (!left)
-			ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
-				   "failed to receive hw scan complete: timed out\n");
-
-		ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
-			   "reg hw scan wait left time %d\n", left);
-	}
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	if (ar->ah->state == ATH12K_HW_STATE_RESTARTING)
 		return 0;
@@ -244,6 +219,16 @@ int ath12k_reg_update_chan_list(struct ath12k *ar, bool wait)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (wait) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+		list_add_tail(&arg->list, &ar->regd_channel_update_queue);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+
+		queue_work(ar->ab->workqueue, &ar->regd_channel_update_work);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath12k_wmi_send_scan_chan_list_cmd(ar, arg);
 	kfree(arg);
 
@@ -764,6 +749,54 @@ ath12k_reg_build_regd(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 	return new_regd;
 }
 
+void ath12k_regd_update_chan_list_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ath12k *ar = container_of(work, struct ath12k,
+					 regd_channel_update_work);
+	struct ath12k_wmi_scan_chan_list_arg *arg;
+	struct list_head local_update_list;
+	int left;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local_update_list);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+	list_splice_tail_init(&ar->regd_channel_update_queue, &local_update_list);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+
+	while ((arg = list_first_entry_or_null(&local_update_list,
+					       struct ath12k_wmi_scan_chan_list_arg,
+					       list))) {
+		if (ar->state_11d != ATH12K_11D_IDLE) {
+			left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->completed_11d_scan,
+							   ATH12K_SCAN_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+			if (!left) {
+				ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
+					   "failed to receive 11d scan complete: timed out\n");
+				ar->state_11d = ATH12K_11D_IDLE;
+			}
+
+			ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
+				   "reg 11d scan wait left time %d\n", left);
+		}
+
+		if ((ar->scan.state == ATH12K_SCAN_STARTING ||
+		     ar->scan.state == ATH12K_SCAN_RUNNING)) {
+			left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->scan.completed,
+							   ATH12K_SCAN_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+			if (!left)
+				ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
+					   "failed to receive hw scan complete: timed out\n");
+
+			ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_REG,
+				   "reg hw scan wait left time %d\n", left);
+		}
+
+		ath12k_wmi_send_scan_chan_list_cmd(ar, arg);
+		list_del(&arg->list);
+		kfree(arg);
+	}
+}
+
 void ath12k_regd_update_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ath12k *ar = container_of(work, struct ath12k,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.h
index 8af8e9ba462e..0aeba06182c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/reg.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int ath12k_reg_handle_chan_list(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 				struct ath12k_reg_info *reg_info,
 				enum wmi_vdev_type vdev_type,
 				enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power power_type);
+void ath12k_regd_update_chan_list_work(struct work_struct *work);
 enum wmi_reg_6g_ap_type
 ath12k_reg_ap_pwr_convert(enum ieee80211_ap_reg_power power_type);
 enum ath12k_reg_status ath12k_reg_validate_reg_info(struct ath12k_base *ab,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
index ac18f75e0449..07423ce43a85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
@@ -3934,6 +3934,7 @@ struct wmi_stop_scan_cmd {
 } __packed;
 
 struct ath12k_wmi_scan_chan_list_arg {
+	struct list_head list;
 	u32 pdev_id;
 	u16 nallchans;
 	struct ath12k_wmi_channel_arg channel[];
