diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 5fba867..11a520b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -986,14 +986,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	struct sk_buff_head skb_queue;
 	struct sk_buff_head skb_queue_unreliable;
 
-	/*
-	 * Internal FIFO queue which is shared between multiple rx path
-	 * stages. Its main task is to provide a serialization mechanism,
-	 * so all rx handlers can enjoy having exclusive access to their
-	 * private data structures.
-	 */
-	struct sk_buff_head rx_skb_queue;
-	bool running_rx_handler;	/* protected by rx_skb_queue.lock */
+	spinlock_t rx_handler;
 
 	/* Station data */
 	/*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 2bdd454..6517dd5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "cfg.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
 
-static struct lock_class_key ieee80211_rx_skb_queue_class;
-
 void ieee80211_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 	u64 mc;
@@ -613,21 +611,12 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
 
 	mutex_init(&local->key_mtx);
 	spin_lock_init(&local->filter_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&local->rx_handler);
 	spin_lock_init(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->chanctx_list);
 	mutex_init(&local->chanctx_mtx);
 
-	/*
-	 * The rx_skb_queue is only accessed from tasklets,
-	 * but other SKB queues are used from within IRQ
-	 * context. Therefore, this one needs a different
-	 * locking class so our direct, non-irq-safe use of
-	 * the queue's lock doesn't throw lockdep warnings.
-	 */
-	skb_queue_head_init_class(&local->rx_skb_queue,
-				  &ieee80211_rx_skb_queue_class);
-
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&local->scan_work, ieee80211_scan_work);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&local->restart_work, ieee80211_restart_work);
@@ -1089,7 +1078,6 @@ void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		wiphy_warn(local->hw.wiphy, "skb_queue not empty\n");
 	skb_queue_purge(&local->skb_queue);
 	skb_queue_purge(&local->skb_queue_unreliable);
-	skb_queue_purge(&local->rx_skb_queue);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(local->workqueue);
 	wiphy_unregister(local->hw.wiphy);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index a190895..c52b15d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ static inline u16 seq_sub(u16 sq1, u16 sq2)
 
 static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					    struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx,
-					    int index)
+					    int index,
+					    struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index];
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *status;
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index] = NULL;
 	status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 	status->rx_flags |= IEEE80211_RX_DEFERRED_RELEASE;
-	skb_queue_tail(&local->rx_skb_queue, skb);
+	__skb_queue_tail(frames, skb);
 
 no_frame:
 	tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num = seq_inc(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num);
@@ -692,7 +692,8 @@ no_frame:
 
 static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					     struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx,
-					     u16 head_seq_num)
+					     u16 head_seq_num,
+					     struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	int index;
 
@@ -701,7 +702,8 @@ static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata
 	while (seq_less(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, head_seq_num)) {
 		index = seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, tid_agg_rx->ssn) %
 							tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
-		ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, index);
+		ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, index,
+						frames);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -717,7 +719,8 @@ static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata
 #define HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT (HZ / 10)
 
 static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					  struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx)
+					  struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx,
+					  struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	int index, j;
 
@@ -746,7 +749,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 			ht_dbg_ratelimited(sdata,
 					   "release an RX reorder frame due to timeout on earlier frames\n");
-			ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, j);
+			ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, j,
+							frames);
 
 			/*
 			 * Increment the head seq# also for the skipped slots.
@@ -756,7 +760,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			skipped = 0;
 		}
 	} else while (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index]) {
-		ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, index);
+		ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(sdata, tid_agg_rx, index,
+						frames);
 		index =	seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, tid_agg_rx->ssn) %
 							tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
 	}
@@ -788,7 +793,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
  */
 static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					     struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx,
-					     struct sk_buff *skb)
+					     struct sk_buff *skb,
+					     struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	u16 sc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
@@ -816,7 +822,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata
 		head_seq_num = seq_inc(seq_sub(mpdu_seq_num, buf_size));
 		/* release stored frames up to new head to stack */
 		ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(sdata, tid_agg_rx,
-						 head_seq_num);
+						 head_seq_num, frames);
 	}
 
 	/* Now the new frame is always in the range of the reordering buffer */
@@ -846,7 +852,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata
 	tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index] = skb;
 	tid_agg_rx->reorder_time[index] = jiffies;
 	tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num++;
-	ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(sdata, tid_agg_rx);
+	ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(sdata, tid_agg_rx, frames);
 
  out:
 	spin_unlock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
@@ -857,7 +863,8 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata
  * Reorder MPDUs from A-MPDUs, keeping them on a buffer. Returns
  * true if the MPDU was buffered, false if it should be processed.
  */
-static void ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
+static void ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
+				       struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = rx->skb;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = rx->local;
@@ -922,11 +929,12 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	 * sure that we cannot get to it any more before doing
 	 * anything with it.
 	 */
-	if (ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(rx->sdata, tid_agg_rx, skb))
+	if (ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(rx->sdata, tid_agg_rx, skb,
+					     frames))
 		return;
 
  dont_reorder:
-	skb_queue_tail(&local->rx_skb_queue, skb);
+	__skb_queue_tail(frames, skb);
 }
 
 static ieee80211_rx_result debug_noinline
@@ -2177,7 +2185,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_data(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 }
 
 static ieee80211_rx_result debug_noinline
-ieee80211_rx_h_ctrl(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
+ieee80211_rx_h_ctrl(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx, struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = rx->skb;
 	struct ieee80211_bar *bar = (struct ieee80211_bar *)skb->data;
@@ -2216,7 +2224,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_ctrl(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		spin_lock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
 		/* release stored frames up to start of BAR */
 		ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(rx->sdata, tid_agg_rx,
-						 start_seq_num);
+						 start_seq_num, frames);
 		spin_unlock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
 
 		kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -2801,7 +2809,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_handlers_result(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
+static void ieee80211_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
+				  struct sk_buff_head *frames)
 {
 	ieee80211_rx_result res = RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -2813,15 +2822,9 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			goto rxh_next;  \
 	} while (0);
 
-	spin_lock(&rx->local->rx_skb_queue.lock);
-	if (rx->local->running_rx_handler)
-		goto unlock;
-
-	rx->local->running_rx_handler = true;
-
-	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&rx->local->rx_skb_queue))) {
-		spin_unlock(&rx->local->rx_skb_queue.lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&rx->local->rx_handler);
 
+	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(frames))) {
 		/*
 		 * all the other fields are valid across frames
 		 * that belong to an aMPDU since they are on the
@@ -2842,7 +2845,12 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 #endif
 		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_amsdu)
 		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_data)
-		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_ctrl);
+
+		/* special treatment -- needs the queue */
+		res = ieee80211_rx_h_ctrl(rx, frames);
+		if (res != RX_CONTINUE)
+			goto rxh_next;
+
 		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_mgmt_check)
 		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_action)
 		CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_userspace_mgmt)
@@ -2851,20 +2859,20 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
  rxh_next:
 		ieee80211_rx_handlers_result(rx, res);
-		spin_lock(&rx->local->rx_skb_queue.lock);
+
 #undef CALL_RXH
 	}
 
-	rx->local->running_rx_handler = false;
-
- unlock:
-	spin_unlock(&rx->local->rx_skb_queue.lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&rx->local->rx_handler);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 {
+	struct sk_buff_head reorder_release;
 	ieee80211_rx_result res = RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&reorder_release);
+
 #define CALL_RXH(rxh)			\
 	do {				\
 		res = rxh(rx);		\
@@ -2874,9 +2882,9 @@ static void ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 	CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_check)
 
-	ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(rx);
+	ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(rx, &reorder_release);
 
-	ieee80211_rx_handlers(rx);
+	ieee80211_rx_handlers(rx, &reorder_release);
 	return;
 
  rxh_next:
@@ -2891,6 +2899,7 @@ static void ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
  */
 void ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(struct sta_info *sta, int tid)
 {
+	struct sk_buff_head frames;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_data rx = {
 		.sta = sta,
 		.sdata = sta->sdata,
@@ -2906,11 +2915,13 @@ void ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(struct sta_info *sta, int tid)
 	if (!tid_agg_rx)
 		return;
 
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&frames);
+
 	spin_lock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
-	ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(sta->sdata, tid_agg_rx);
+	ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(sta->sdata, tid_agg_rx, &frames);
 	spin_unlock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
 
-	ieee80211_rx_handlers(&rx);
+	ieee80211_rx_handlers(&rx, &frames);
 }
 
 /* main receive path */
