diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
index ea828ba0b83a..a17b2fbd693b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ struct mt76_sdio {
 	struct mt76_worker txrx_worker;
 	struct mt76_worker status_worker;
 	struct mt76_worker net_worker;
-
-	struct work_struct stat_work;
+	struct mt76_worker stat_worker;
 
 	u8 *xmit_buf;
 	u32 xmit_buf_sz;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/sdio.c
index fc547a0031ea..67cedd2555f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/sdio.c
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ static int mt7663s_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->mt76.sdio.txrx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->mt76.sdio.status_worker);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->mt76.sdio.net_worker);
+	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->mt76.sdio.stat_worker);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&mdev->mt76.sdio.stat_work);
 	clear_bit(MT76_READING_STATS, &mdev->mphy.state);
 
 	mt76_tx_status_check(&mdev->mt76, true);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio.c
index dc1beb76df3e..7591e54d2897 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int mt7921s_suspend(struct device *__dev)
 	mt76_txq_schedule_all(&dev->mphy);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->tx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->sdio.status_worker);
-	cancel_work_sync(&mdev->sdio.stat_work);
+	mt76_worker_disable(&mdev->sdio.stat_worker);
 	clear_bit(MT76_READING_STATS, &dev->mphy.state);
 	mt76_tx_status_check(mdev, true);
 
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static int mt7921s_suspend(struct device *__dev)
 restore_worker:
 	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->tx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.status_worker);
+	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.stat_worker);
 
 	if (!pm->ds_enable)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_set_deep_sleep(mdev, false);
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ static int mt7921s_resume(struct device *__dev)
 	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.txrx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.status_worker);
 	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.net_worker);
+	mt76_worker_enable(&mdev->sdio.stat_worker);
 
 	/* restore previous ds setting */
 	if (!pm->ds_enable)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio_mac.c
index 8edd0291c128..389eb0903807 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/sdio_mac.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int mt7921s_mac_reset(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->mt76.sdio.txrx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->mt76.sdio.status_worker);
 	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->mt76.sdio.net_worker);
-	cancel_work_sync(&dev->mt76.sdio.stat_work);
+	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->mt76.sdio.stat_worker);
 
 	mt7921s_disable_irq(&dev->mt76);
 	mt7921s_wfsys_reset(dev);
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ int mt7921s_mac_reset(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 	mt76_worker_enable(&dev->mt76.sdio.txrx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_enable(&dev->mt76.sdio.status_worker);
 	mt76_worker_enable(&dev->mt76.sdio.net_worker);
+	mt76_worker_enable(&dev->mt76.sdio.stat_worker);
 
 	dev->fw_assert = false;
 	clear_bit(MT76_MCU_RESET, &dev->mphy.state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/sdio.c
index 419723118ded..c52d550f0c32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/sdio.c
@@ -481,21 +481,21 @@ static void mt76s_status_worker(struct mt76_worker *w)
 		if (dev->drv->tx_status_data && ndata_frames > 0 &&
 		    !test_and_set_bit(MT76_READING_STATS, &dev->phy.state) &&
 		    !test_bit(MT76_STATE_SUSPEND, &dev->phy.state))
-			ieee80211_queue_work(dev->hw, &dev->sdio.stat_work);
+			mt76_worker_schedule(&sdio->stat_worker);
 	} while (nframes > 0);
 
 	if (resched)
 		mt76_worker_schedule(&dev->tx_worker);
 }
 
-static void mt76s_tx_status_data(struct work_struct *work)
+static void mt76s_tx_status_data(struct mt76_worker *worker)
 {
 	struct mt76_sdio *sdio;
 	struct mt76_dev *dev;
 	u8 update = 1;
 	u16 count = 0;
 
-	sdio = container_of(work, struct mt76_sdio, stat_work);
+	sdio = container_of(worker, struct mt76_sdio, stat_worker);
 	dev = container_of(sdio, struct mt76_dev, sdio);
 
 	while (true) {
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void mt76s_tx_status_data(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (count && test_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &dev->phy.state))
-		ieee80211_queue_work(dev->hw, &sdio->stat_work);
+		mt76_worker_schedule(&sdio->status_worker);
 	else
 		clear_bit(MT76_READING_STATS, &dev->phy.state);
 }
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ void mt76s_deinit(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	mt76_worker_teardown(&sdio->txrx_worker);
 	mt76_worker_teardown(&sdio->status_worker);
 	mt76_worker_teardown(&sdio->net_worker);
+	mt76_worker_teardown(&sdio->stat_worker);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&sdio->stat_work);
 	clear_bit(MT76_READING_STATS, &dev->phy.state);
 
 	mt76_tx_status_check(dev, true);
@@ -644,10 +644,14 @@ int mt76s_init(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sdio_func *func,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = mt76_worker_setup(dev->hw, &sdio->stat_worker, mt76s_tx_status_data,
+				"sdio-sta");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	sched_set_fifo_low(sdio->status_worker.task);
 	sched_set_fifo_low(sdio->net_worker.task);
-
-	INIT_WORK(&sdio->stat_work, mt76s_tx_status_data);
+	sched_set_fifo_low(sdio->stat_worker.task);
 
 	dev->queue_ops = &sdio_queue_ops;
 	dev->bus = bus_ops;
