diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index 413228c4520e..e7d0fe3f4330 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -286,9 +286,38 @@ static int server_del(struct qrtr_node *node, unsigned int port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int say_hello(struct sockaddr_qrtr *dest)
+{
+	struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt pkt;
+	struct msghdr msg = { };
+	struct kvec iv;
+	int ret;
+
+	iv.iov_base = &pkt;
+	iv.iov_len = sizeof(pkt);
+
+	memset(&pkt, 0, sizeof(pkt));
+	pkt.cmd = cpu_to_le32(QRTR_TYPE_HELLO);
+
+	msg.msg_name = (struct sockaddr *)dest;
+	msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(*dest);
+
+	ret = kernel_sendmsg(qrtr_ns.sock, &msg, &iv, 1, sizeof(pkt));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		pr_err("failed to send hello msg\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Announce the list of servers registered on the local node */
 static int ctrl_cmd_hello(struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = say_hello(sq);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return announce_servers(sq);
 }
 
@@ -566,29 +595,6 @@ static void ctrl_cmd_del_lookup(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from,
 	}
 }
 
-static int say_hello(void)
-{
-	struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt pkt;
-	struct msghdr msg = { };
-	struct kvec iv;
-	int ret;
-
-	iv.iov_base = &pkt;
-	iv.iov_len = sizeof(pkt);
-
-	memset(&pkt, 0, sizeof(pkt));
-	pkt.cmd = cpu_to_le32(QRTR_TYPE_HELLO);
-
-	msg.msg_name = (struct sockaddr *)&qrtr_ns.bcast_sq;
-	msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(qrtr_ns.bcast_sq);
-
-	ret = kernel_sendmsg(qrtr_ns.sock, &msg, &iv, 1, sizeof(pkt));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		pr_err("failed to send hello msg\n");
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void qrtr_ns_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	const struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt *pkt;
@@ -687,7 +693,7 @@ static void qrtr_ns_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	queue_work(qrtr_ns.workqueue, &qrtr_ns.work);
 }
 
-void qrtr_ns_init(struct work_struct *work)
+void qrtr_ns_init(void)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_qrtr sq;
 	int ret;
@@ -725,7 +731,7 @@ void qrtr_ns_init(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!qrtr_ns.workqueue)
 		goto err_sock;
 
-	ret = say_hello();
+	ret = say_hello(&qrtr_ns.bcast_sq);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_wq;
 
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 423310896285..e22092e4a783 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/termios.h>	/* For TIOCINQ/OUTQ */
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
@@ -110,8 +109,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(qrtr_node_lock);
 static DEFINE_IDR(qrtr_ports);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(qrtr_port_lock);
 
-static struct delayed_work qrtr_ns_work;
-
 /**
  * struct qrtr_node - endpoint node
  * @ep_lock: lock for endpoint management and callbacks
@@ -1263,11 +1260,7 @@ static int __init qrtr_proto_init(void)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: Currently, this 2s delay is required to catch the NEW_SERVER
-	 * messages from routers. But the fix could be somewhere else.
-	 */
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&qrtr_ns_work, qrtr_ns_init);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&qrtr_ns_work, msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
+	qrtr_ns_init();
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1275,7 +1268,6 @@ postcore_initcall(qrtr_proto_init);
 
 static void __exit qrtr_proto_fini(void)
 {
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&qrtr_ns_work);
 	qrtr_ns_remove();
 	sock_unregister(qrtr_family.family);
 	proto_unregister(&qrtr_proto);
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.h b/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
index 53a237a28971..dc2b67f17927 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void qrtr_endpoint_unregister(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep);
 
 int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len);
 
-void qrtr_ns_init(struct work_struct *work);
+void qrtr_ns_init(void);
 
 void qrtr_ns_remove(void);