diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
index 60e2a62f7bef..160672ee1d42 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
@@ -741,46 +741,43 @@ static void ieee80211_agg_tx_operational(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	ieee80211_agg_start_txq(sta, tid, true);
 }
 
-void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u16 tid)
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct sta_info *sta, int tid,
+			      struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct sta_info *sta;
-	struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx;
 
-	trace_api_start_tx_ba_cb(sdata, ra, tid);
+	if (WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_DRV_READY, &tid_tx->state)))
+		return;
+
+	if (test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_RESPONSE_RECEIVED, &tid_tx->state))
+		ieee80211_agg_tx_operational(local, sta, tid);
+}
+
+static struct tid_ampdu_tx *
+ieee80211_lookup_tid_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			const u8 *ra, u16 tid, struct sta_info **sta)
+{
+	struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx;
 
 	if (tid >= IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS) {
 		ht_dbg(sdata, "Bad TID value: tid = %d (>= %d)\n",
 		       tid, IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS);
-		return;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
-	sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, ra);
-	if (!sta) {
-		mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
+	*sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, ra);
+	if (!*sta) {
 		ht_dbg(sdata, "Could not find station: %pM\n", ra);
-		return;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx);
-	tid_tx = rcu_dereference_protected_tid_tx(sta, tid);
+	tid_tx = rcu_dereference((*sta)->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]);
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!tid_tx)) {
+	if (WARN_ON(!tid_tx))
 		ht_dbg(sdata, "addBA was not requested!\n");
-		goto unlock;
-	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_DRV_READY, &tid_tx->state)))
-		goto unlock;
-
-	if (test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_RESPONSE_RECEIVED, &tid_tx->state))
-		ieee80211_agg_tx_operational(local, sta, tid);
-
- unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx);
-	mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
+	return tid_tx;
 }
 
 void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
@@ -788,19 +785,20 @@ void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_ra_tid *ra_tid;
-	struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(0);
+	struct sta_info *sta;
+	struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx;
 
-	if (unlikely(!skb))
-		return;
+	trace_api_start_tx_ba_cb(sdata, ra, tid);
 
-	ra_tid = (struct ieee80211_ra_tid *) &skb->cb;
-	memcpy(&ra_tid->ra, ra, ETH_ALEN);
-	ra_tid->tid = tid;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tid_tx = ieee80211_lookup_tid_tx(sdata, ra, tid, &sta);
+	if (!tid_tx)
+		goto out;
 
-	skb->pkt_type = IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_START;
-	skb_queue_tail(&sdata->skb_queue, skb);
-	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
+	set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_START_CB, &tid_tx->state);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sta->ampdu_mlme.work);
+ out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe);
 
@@ -860,37 +858,18 @@ int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, u16 tid)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session);
 
-void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u8 tid)
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct sta_info *sta, int tid,
+			     struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct sta_info *sta;
-	struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
 	bool send_delba = false;
 
-	trace_api_stop_tx_ba_cb(sdata, ra, tid);
-
-	if (tid >= IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS) {
-		ht_dbg(sdata, "Bad TID value: tid = %d (>= %d)\n",
-		       tid, IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ht_dbg(sdata, "Stopping Tx BA session for %pM tid %d\n", ra, tid);
-
-	mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
-
-	sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, ra);
-	if (!sta) {
-		ht_dbg(sdata, "Could not find station: %pM\n", ra);
-		goto unlock;
-	}
+	ht_dbg(sdata, "Stopping Tx BA session for %pM tid %d\n",
+	       sta->sta.addr, tid);
 
-	mutex_lock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx);
 	spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock);
-	tid_tx = rcu_dereference_protected_tid_tx(sta, tid);
 
-	if (!tid_tx || !test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_STOPPING, &tid_tx->state)) {
+	if (!test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_STOPPING, &tid_tx->state)) {
 		ht_dbg(sdata,
 		       "unexpected callback to A-MPDU stop for %pM tid %d\n",
 		       sta->sta.addr, tid);
@@ -906,12 +885,8 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u8 tid)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
 
 	if (send_delba)
-		ieee80211_send_delba(sdata, ra, tid,
+		ieee80211_send_delba(sdata, sta->sta.addr, tid,
 			WLAN_BACK_INITIATOR, WLAN_REASON_QSTA_NOT_USE);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx);
- unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
@@ -919,19 +894,20 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_ra_tid *ra_tid;
-	struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(0);
+	struct sta_info *sta;
+	struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx;
 
-	if (unlikely(!skb))
-		return;
+	trace_api_stop_tx_ba_cb(sdata, ra, tid);
 
-	ra_tid = (struct ieee80211_ra_tid *) &skb->cb;
-	memcpy(&ra_tid->ra, ra, ETH_ALEN);
-	ra_tid->tid = tid;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tid_tx = ieee80211_lookup_tid_tx(sdata, ra, tid, &sta);
+	if (!tid_tx)
+		goto out;
 
-	skb->pkt_type = IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_STOP;
-	skb_queue_tail(&sdata->skb_queue, skb);
-	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
+	set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_STOP_CB, &tid_tx->state);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sta->ampdu_mlme.work);
+ out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ht.c b/net/mac80211/ht.c
index f4a528773563..176f1dfd9eac 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ht.c
@@ -289,8 +289,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_tear_down_BA_sessions(struct sta_info *sta,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&sta->ampdu_mlme.work);
-
 	for (i = 0; i <  IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; i++) {
 		__ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(sta, i, reason);
 		__ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session(sta, i, WLAN_BACK_RECIPIENT,
@@ -298,6 +296,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_tear_down_BA_sessions(struct sta_info *sta,
 					       reason != AGG_STOP_DESTROY_STA &&
 					       reason != AGG_STOP_PEER_REQUEST);
 	}
+
+	/* stopping might queue the work again - so cancel only afterwards */
+	cancel_work_sync(&sta->ampdu_mlme.work);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_ba_session_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -352,10 +353,16 @@ void ieee80211_ba_session_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
 
 		tid_tx = rcu_dereference_protected_tid_tx(sta, tid);
-		if (tid_tx && test_and_clear_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_WANT_STOP,
-						 &tid_tx->state))
+		if (!tid_tx)
+			continue;
+
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_START_CB, &tid_tx->state))
+			ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(sta, tid, tid_tx);
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_WANT_STOP, &tid_tx->state))
 			___ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(sta, tid,
 							AGG_STOP_LOCAL_REQUEST);
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_STOP_CB, &tid_tx->state))
+			ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(sta, tid, tid_tx);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index a34abd8784d3..f24f1d7b8937 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1038,8 +1038,6 @@ struct ieee80211_rx_agg {
 
 enum sdata_queue_type {
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_TYPE_FRAME	= 0,
-	IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_START		= 1,
-	IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_STOP		= 2,
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_RX_AGG_START	= 3,
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_RX_AGG_STOP	= 4,
 };
@@ -1429,12 +1427,6 @@ ieee80211_get_sband(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	return local->hw.wiphy->bands[band];
 }
 
-/* this struct represents 802.11n's RA/TID combination */
-struct ieee80211_ra_tid {
-	u8 ra[ETH_ALEN];
-	u16 tid;
-};
-
 /* this struct holds the value parsing from channel switch IE  */
 struct ieee80211_csa_ie {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
@@ -1797,8 +1789,10 @@ int __ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct sta_info *sta, u16 tid,
 				   enum ieee80211_agg_stop_reason reason);
 int ___ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct sta_info *sta, u16 tid,
 				    enum ieee80211_agg_stop_reason reason);
-void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
-void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct sta_info *sta, int tid,
+			      struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx);
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct sta_info *sta, int tid,
+			     struct tid_ampdu_tx *tid_tx);
 void ieee80211_ba_session_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start(struct sta_info *sta, int tid);
 void ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(struct sta_info *sta, int tid);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 3bd5b81f5d81..8fae1a72e6a7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,6 @@ static void ieee80211_iface_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
-	struct ieee80211_ra_tid *ra_tid;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_agg *rx_agg;
 
 	if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
@@ -1253,15 +1252,7 @@ static void ieee80211_iface_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sdata->skb_queue))) {
 		struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (void *)skb->data;
 
-		if (skb->pkt_type == IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_START) {
-			ra_tid = (void *)&skb->cb;
-			ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(&sdata->vif, ra_tid->ra,
-						 ra_tid->tid);
-		} else if (skb->pkt_type == IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_AGG_STOP) {
-			ra_tid = (void *)&skb->cb;
-			ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(&sdata->vif, ra_tid->ra,
-						ra_tid->tid);
-		} else if (skb->pkt_type == IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_RX_AGG_START) {
+		if (skb->pkt_type == IEEE80211_SDATA_QUEUE_RX_AGG_START) {
 			rx_agg = (void *)&skb->cb;
 			mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
 			sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, rx_agg->addr);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index b58c3b19ab78..cde89c6d0386 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_STOPPING		3
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_WANT_START		4
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_WANT_STOP		5
+#define HT_AGG_STATE_START_CB		6
+#define HT_AGG_STATE_STOP_CB		7
 
 enum ieee80211_agg_stop_reason {
 	AGG_STOP_DECLINED,
