diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
index b545d93c6e37..2f75dc4b4797 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
@@ -1810,15 +1810,24 @@ int wilc_cfg80211_init(struct wilc **wilc, struct device *dev, int io_type,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wl->rxq_head.list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wl->vif_list);
 
+	wl->hif_workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
+						    wiphy_name(wl->wiphy));
+	if (!wl->hif_workqueue) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_cfg;
+	}
 	vif = wilc_netdev_ifc_init(wl, "wlan%d", WILC_STATION_MODE,
 				   NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(vif)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vif);
-		goto free_cfg;
+		goto free_hq;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
+free_hq:
+	destroy_workqueue(wl->hif_workqueue);
+
 free_cfg:
 	wilc_wlan_cfg_deinit(wl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
index e9f59de31b0b..0e6eeeed2e08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
@@ -977,13 +977,6 @@ struct wilc_vif *wilc_netdev_ifc_init(struct wilc *wl, const char *name,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	wl->hif_workqueue = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s-wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
-						    ndev->name);
-	if (!wl->hif_workqueue) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto unregister_netdev;
-	}
-
 	ndev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	vif->iftype = vif_type;
 	vif->idx = wilc_get_available_idx(wl);
@@ -996,12 +989,11 @@ struct wilc_vif *wilc_netdev_ifc_init(struct wilc *wl, const char *name,
 
 	return vif;
 
-unregister_netdev:
+error:
 	if (rtnl_locked)
 		cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(ndev);
 	else
 		unregister_netdev(ndev);
-  error:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }