diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 31d5881b31fa..4af9b2bcc020 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1638,8 +1638,7 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer(unsigned long data)
 
 void ieee80211_dfs_cac_timer_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *delayed_work =
-		container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *delayed_work = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata =
 		container_of(delayed_work, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
 			     dfs_cac_timer_work);
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index fb44fa3bf4ef..ff328250bc44 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_rx_mgmt);
 
 void cfg80211_dfs_channels_update_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *delayed_work;
+	struct delayed_work *delayed_work = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ void cfg80211_dfs_channels_update_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long timeout, next_time = 0;
 	int bandid, i;
 
-	delayed_work = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
 	rdev = container_of(delayed_work, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
 			    dfs_update_channels_wk);
 	wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;