diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 15f347477a99..baf5704740ee 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ static void reg_set_request_processed(void)
 	spin_unlock(&reg_requests_lock);
 
 	if (last_request->initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER)
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&reg_timeout);
+		cancel_delayed_work(&reg_timeout);
 
 	if (need_more_processing)
 		schedule_work(&reg_work);