diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 6810d7a25aca..56ccffa3f2bf 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ struct ieee802154_local {
 
 	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
 	struct sk_buff_head skb_queue;
+
+	struct sk_buff *tx_skb;
+	struct work_struct tx_work;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ ieee802154_sdata_running(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata)
 extern struct ieee802154_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_wpan;
 
 void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ieee802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 netdev_tx_t
 ieee802154_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 netdev_tx_t
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 91f120845a45..9e55431b9a5c 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops)
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&local->skb_queue);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&local->tx_work, ieee802154_xmit_worker);
+
 	/* init supported flags with 802.15.4 default ranges */
 	phy->supported.max_minbe = 8;
 	phy->supported.min_maxbe = 3;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index c62e95695c78..7ed439172f30 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -30,23 +30,11 @@
 #include "ieee802154_i.h"
 #include "driver-ops.h"
 
-/* IEEE 802.15.4 transceivers can sleep during the xmit session, so process
- * packets through the workqueue.
- */
-struct ieee802154_xmit_cb {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct ieee802154_local *local;
-};
-
-static struct ieee802154_xmit_cb ieee802154_xmit_cb;
-
-static void ieee802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+void ieee802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ieee802154_xmit_cb *cb =
-		container_of(work, struct ieee802154_xmit_cb, work);
-	struct ieee802154_local *local = cb->local;
-	struct sk_buff *skb = cb->skb;
+	struct ieee802154_local *local =
+		container_of(work, struct ieee802154_local, tx_work);
+	struct sk_buff *skb = local->tx_skb;
 	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 	int res;
 
@@ -106,11 +94,8 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 		dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	} else {
-		INIT_WORK(&ieee802154_xmit_cb.work, ieee802154_xmit_worker);
-		ieee802154_xmit_cb.skb = skb;
-		ieee802154_xmit_cb.local = local;
-
-		queue_work(local->workqueue, &ieee802154_xmit_cb.work);
+		local->tx_skb = skb;
+		queue_work(local->workqueue, &local->tx_work);
 	}
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;