diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
index 3984fd7d918e1..2c95a08a58711 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ brcmf_proto_bcdc_add_tdls_peer(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx,
 }
 
 static void brcmf_proto_bcdc_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
-				       struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq)
+				       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	brcmf_fws_rxreorder(ifp, skb, inirq);
+	brcmf_fws_rxreorder(ifp, skb);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index fed9cd5f29a26..26fab4bee22cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void brcmf_txflowblock_if(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ifp->netif_stop_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void brcmf_netif_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq)
+void brcmf_netif_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	/* Most of Broadcom's firmwares send 802.11f ADD frame every time a new
 	 * STA connects to the AP interface. This is an obsoleted standard most
@@ -423,15 +423,7 @@ void brcmf_netif_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq)
 	ifp->ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
 
 	brcmf_dbg(DATA, "rx proto=0x%X\n", ntohs(skb->protocol));
-	if (inirq) {
-		netif_rx(skb);
-	} else {
-		/* If the receive is not processed inside an ISR,
-		 * the softirqd must be woken explicitly to service
-		 * the NET_RX_SOFTIRQ.  This is handled by netif_rx_ni().
-		 */
-		netif_rx_ni(skb);
-	}
+	netif_rx(skb);
 }
 
 void brcmf_netif_mon_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -480,7 +472,7 @@ void brcmf_netif_mon_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_OTHERHOST;
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_802_2);
 
-	brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb, false);
+	brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb);
 }
 
 static int brcmf_rx_hdrpull(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -515,7 +507,7 @@ void brcmf_rx_frame(struct device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, bool handle_event,
 		return;
 
 	if (brcmf_proto_is_reorder_skb(skb)) {
-		brcmf_proto_rxreorder(ifp, skb, inirq);
+		brcmf_proto_rxreorder(ifp, skb);
 	} else {
 		/* Process special event packets */
 		if (handle_event) {
@@ -524,7 +516,7 @@ void brcmf_rx_frame(struct device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, bool handle_event,
 			brcmf_fweh_process_skb(ifp->drvr, skb,
 					       BCMILCP_SUBTYPE_VENDOR_LONG, gfp);
 		}
-		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb, inirq);
+		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h
index 8212c9de14f1f..340346c122d32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void brcmf_remove_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool locked);
 void brcmf_txflowblock_if(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
 			  enum brcmf_netif_stop_reason reason, bool state);
 void brcmf_txfinalize(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success);
-void brcmf_netif_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq);
+void brcmf_netif_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void brcmf_netif_mon_rx(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void brcmf_net_detach(struct net_device *ndev, bool locked);
 int brcmf_net_mon_attach(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
index 19b0f318f93ed..d58525ebe618e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ static void brcmf_rxreorder_get_skb_list(struct brcmf_ampdu_rx_reorder *rfi,
 	rfi->pend_pkts -= skb_queue_len(skb_list);
 }
 
-void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt, bool inirq)
+void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt)
 {
 	struct brcmf_pub *drvr = ifp->drvr;
 	u8 *reorder_data;
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt, bool inirq)
 	/* validate flags and flow id */
 	if (flags == 0xFF) {
 		bphy_err(drvr, "invalid flags...so ignore this packet\n");
-		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt, inirq);
+		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt, bool inirq)
 		if (rfi == NULL) {
 			brcmf_dbg(INFO, "received flags to cleanup, but no flow (%d) yet\n",
 				  flow_id);
-			brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt, inirq);
+			brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt, bool inirq)
 		rfi = kzalloc(buf_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (rfi == NULL) {
 			bphy_err(drvr, "failed to alloc buffer\n");
-			brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt, inirq);
+			brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *pkt, bool inirq)
 netif_rx:
 	skb_queue_walk_safe(&reorder_list, pkt, pnext) {
 		__skb_unlink(pkt, &reorder_list);
-		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt, inirq);
+		brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, pkt);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
index 50e424b5880de..b16a9d1c0508e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.h
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ void brcmf_fws_add_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
 void brcmf_fws_del_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
 void brcmf_fws_bustxfail(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void brcmf_fws_bus_blocked(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, bool flow_blocked);
-void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq);
+void brcmf_fws_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 #endif /* FWSIGNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
index 7c8e08ee8f0ff..b2d0f7570aa97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
@@ -536,8 +536,7 @@ static int brcmf_msgbuf_hdrpull(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, bool do_fws,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static void brcmf_msgbuf_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				   bool inirq)
+static void brcmf_msgbuf_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1191,7 +1190,7 @@ brcmf_msgbuf_process_rx_complete(struct brcmf_msgbuf *msgbuf, void *buf)
 	}
 
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ifp->ndev);
-	brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb, false);
+	brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb);
 }
 
 static void brcmf_msgbuf_process_gen_status(struct brcmf_msgbuf *msgbuf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/proto.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/proto.h
index f4a79e217da5b..bd08d3aaa8f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/proto.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/proto.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct brcmf_proto {
 			    u8 peer[ETH_ALEN]);
 	void (*add_tdls_peer)(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx,
 			      u8 peer[ETH_ALEN]);
-	void (*rxreorder)(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq);
+	void (*rxreorder)(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	void (*add_if)(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
 	void (*del_if)(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
 	void (*reset_if)(struct brcmf_if *ifp);
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ static inline bool brcmf_proto_is_reorder_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 static inline void
-brcmf_proto_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb, bool inirq)
+brcmf_proto_rxreorder(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	ifp->drvr->proto->rxreorder(ifp, skb, inirq);
+	ifp->drvr->proto->rxreorder(ifp, skb);
 }
 
 static inline void
