diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
index fc12598b2dd3..c492d2d2db1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
@@ -1168,13 +1168,9 @@ static struct sdio_driver brcmf_sdmmc_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
-void brcmf_sdio_register(void)
+int brcmf_sdio_register(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = sdio_register_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
-	if (ret)
-		brcmf_err("sdio_register_driver failed: %d\n", ret);
+	return sdio_register_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
 }
 
 void brcmf_sdio_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bus.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bus.h
index 623c0168da79..8b27494a5d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bus.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bus.h
@@ -274,11 +274,26 @@ void brcmf_bus_add_txhdrlen(struct device *dev, uint len);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
 void brcmf_sdio_exit(void);
-void brcmf_sdio_register(void);
+int brcmf_sdio_register(void);
+#else
+static inline void brcmf_sdio_exit(void) { }
+static inline int brcmf_sdio_register(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB
 void brcmf_usb_exit(void);
-void brcmf_usb_register(void);
+int brcmf_usb_register(void);
+#else
+static inline void brcmf_usb_exit(void) { }
+static inline int brcmf_usb_register(void) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PCIE
+void brcmf_pcie_exit(void);
+int brcmf_pcie_register(void);
+#else
+static inline void brcmf_pcie_exit(void) { }
+static inline int brcmf_pcie_register(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* BRCMFMAC_BUS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index e9bb8dbdc9aa..edb79e9665dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -1438,40 +1438,34 @@ void brcmf_bus_change_state(struct brcmf_bus *bus, enum brcmf_bus_state state)
 	}
 }
 
-static void brcmf_driver_register(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
-	brcmf_sdio_register();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB
-	brcmf_usb_register();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PCIE
-	brcmf_pcie_register();
-#endif
-}
-static DECLARE_WORK(brcmf_driver_work, brcmf_driver_register);
-
 int __init brcmf_core_init(void)
 {
-	if (!schedule_work(&brcmf_driver_work))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	int err;
+
+	err = brcmf_sdio_register();
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = brcmf_usb_register();
+	if (err)
+		goto error_usb_register;
 
+	err = brcmf_pcie_register();
+	if (err)
+		goto error_pcie_register;
 	return 0;
+
+error_pcie_register:
+	brcmf_usb_exit();
+error_usb_register:
+	brcmf_sdio_exit();
+	return err;
 }
 
 void __exit brcmf_core_exit(void)
 {
-	cancel_work_sync(&brcmf_driver_work);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
 	brcmf_sdio_exit();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB
 	brcmf_usb_exit();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PCIE
 	brcmf_pcie_exit();
-#endif
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
index cb68f54a9c56..bda042138e96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
@@ -2137,15 +2137,10 @@ static struct pci_driver brcmf_pciedrvr = {
 };
 
 
-void brcmf_pcie_register(void)
+int brcmf_pcie_register(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	brcmf_dbg(PCIE, "Enter\n");
-	err = pci_register_driver(&brcmf_pciedrvr);
-	if (err)
-		brcmf_err(NULL, "PCIE driver registration failed, err=%d\n",
-			  err);
+	return pci_register_driver(&brcmf_pciedrvr);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.h
index d026401d2001..8e6c227e8315 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.h
@@ -11,9 +11,4 @@ struct brcmf_pciedev {
 	struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo;
 };
 
-
-void brcmf_pcie_exit(void);
-void brcmf_pcie_register(void);
-
-
 #endif /* BRCMFMAC_PCIE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
index 6f41d28930e4..3b897f040371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,8 @@ void brcmf_usb_exit(void)
 	usb_deregister(&brcmf_usbdrvr);
 }
 
-void brcmf_usb_register(void)
+int brcmf_usb_register(void)
 {
 	brcmf_dbg(USB, "Enter\n");
-	usb_register(&brcmf_usbdrvr);
+	return usb_register(&brcmf_usbdrvr);
 }
