diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
index 8e6f07b3c87e..c08ec227650f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ static void _rtl_init_mac80211(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
+static void rtl_watchdog_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
+static void rtl_fwevt_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
+static void rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
@@ -454,17 +458,14 @@ static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	}
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.watchdog_wq,
-			  (void *)rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
+			  rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ips_nic_off_wq,
-			  (void *)rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ps_work,
-			  (void *)rtl_swlps_wq_callback);
+			  rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ps_work, rtl_swlps_wq_callback);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ps_rfon_wq,
-			  (void *)rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.fwevt_wq,
-			  (void *)rtl_fwevt_wq_callback);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.c2hcmd_wq,
-			  (void *)rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback);
+			  rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.fwevt_wq, rtl_fwevt_wq_callback);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.c2hcmd_wq, rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback);
 }
 
 void rtl_deinit_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool ips_wq)
@@ -2042,11 +2043,10 @@ label_err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtl_collect_scan_list);
 
-void rtl_watchdog_wq_callback(void *data)
+static void rtl_watchdog_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of_dwork_rtl(data,
-							    struct rtl_works,
-							    watchdog_wq);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  watchdog_wq.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_hal *rtlhal = rtl_hal(rtl_priv(hw));
@@ -2239,10 +2239,10 @@ void rtl_watch_dog_timer_callback(struct timer_list *t)
 		  jiffies + MSECS(RTL_WATCH_DOG_TIME));
 }
 
-void rtl_fwevt_wq_callback(void *data)
+static void rtl_fwevt_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks =
-		container_of_dwork_rtl(data, struct rtl_works, fwevt_wq);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  fwevt_wq.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 
@@ -2368,11 +2368,10 @@ void rtl_c2hcmd_launcher(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int exec)
 	}
 }
 
-void rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback(void *data)
+static void rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of_dwork_rtl(data,
-							    struct rtl_works,
-							    c2hcmd_wq);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  c2hcmd_wq.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 
 	rtl_c2hcmd_launcher(hw, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
index fa92e29fffda..0e4f8a8ae3a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ int rtl_rx_agg_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 int rtl_rx_agg_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		    struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid);
 void rtl_rx_ampdu_apply(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv);
-void rtl_watchdog_wq_callback(void *data);
-void rtl_fwevt_wq_callback(void *data);
-void rtl_c2hcmd_wq_callback(void *data);
 void rtl_c2hcmd_launcher(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int exec);
 void rtl_c2hcmd_enqueue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c
index 38442a36f599..377af66d6131 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ static void _rtl_ps_inactive_ps(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	ppsc->swrf_processing = false;
 }
 
-void rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback(void *data)
+void rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks =
-	    container_of_dwork_rtl(data, struct rtl_works, ips_nic_off_wq);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  ips_nic_off_wq.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_hal *rtlhal = rtl_hal(rtl_priv(hw));
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ void rtl_swlps_rf_awake(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	mutex_unlock(&rtlpriv->locks.lps_mutex);
 }
 
-void rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback(void *data)
+void rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks =
-	    container_of_dwork_rtl(data, struct rtl_works, ps_rfon_wq);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  ps_rfon_wq.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 
 	rtl_swlps_rf_awake(hw);
@@ -675,11 +675,10 @@ void rtl_lps_leave(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtl_lps_leave);
 
-void rtl_swlps_wq_callback(void *data)
+void rtl_swlps_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of_dwork_rtl(data,
-				     struct rtl_works,
-				     ps_work);
+	struct rtl_works *rtlworks = container_of(work, struct rtl_works,
+						  ps_work.work);
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = rtlworks->hw;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	bool ps = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.h
index aaa2ed2bbe16..87aacf8c753f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.h
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ bool rtl_ps_enable_nic(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 bool rtl_ps_disable_nic(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 void rtl_ips_nic_off(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 void rtl_ips_nic_on(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
-void rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback(void *data);
+void rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
 void rtl_lps_enter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 void rtl_lps_leave(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 
 void rtl_lps_set_psmode(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 rt_psmode);
 
 void rtl_swlps_beacon(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, void *data, unsigned int len);
-void rtl_swlps_wq_callback(void *data);
-void rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback(void *data);
+void rtl_swlps_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
+void rtl_swlps_rfon_wq_callback(struct work_struct *work);
 void rtl_swlps_rf_awake(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 void rtl_swlps_rf_sleep(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 void rtl_p2p_ps_cmd(struct ieee80211_hw *hw , u8 p2p_ps_state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
index 13421cf2d201..7e80fd829014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
@@ -2936,9 +2936,6 @@ enum bt_radio_shared {
 #define	RT_SET_PS_LEVEL(ppsc, _ps_flg)		\
 	(ppsc->cur_ps_level |= _ps_flg)
 
-#define container_of_dwork_rtl(x, y, z) \
-	container_of(to_delayed_work(x), y, z)
-
 #define FILL_OCTET_STRING(_os, _octet, _len)	\
 		(_os).octet = (u8 *)(_octet);		\
 		(_os).length = (_len);