diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
index 0e6eeeed2e08..b714da48eaa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
@@ -878,8 +878,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops wilc_netdev_ops = {
 
 void wilc_netdev_cleanup(struct wilc *wilc)
 {
-	struct wilc_vif *vif;
-	int srcu_idx, ifc_cnt = 0;
+	struct wilc_vif *vif, *vif_tmp;
 
 	if (!wilc)
 		return;
@@ -889,32 +888,19 @@ void wilc_netdev_cleanup(struct wilc *wilc)
 		wilc->firmware = NULL;
 	}
 
-	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&wilc->srcu);
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(vif, &wilc->vif_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vif, vif_tmp, &wilc->vif_list, list) {
+		mutex_lock(&wilc->vif_mutex);
+		list_del_rcu(&vif->list);
+		wilc->vif_num--;
+		mutex_unlock(&wilc->vif_mutex);
+		synchronize_srcu(&wilc->srcu);
 		if (vif->ndev)
 			unregister_netdev(vif->ndev);
 	}
-	srcu_read_unlock(&wilc->srcu, srcu_idx);
 
 	wilc_wfi_deinit_mon_interface(wilc, false);
 	destroy_workqueue(wilc->hif_workqueue);
 
-	while (ifc_cnt < WILC_NUM_CONCURRENT_IFC) {
-		mutex_lock(&wilc->vif_mutex);
-		if (wilc->vif_num <= 0) {
-			mutex_unlock(&wilc->vif_mutex);
-			break;
-		}
-		vif = wilc_get_wl_to_vif(wilc);
-		if (!IS_ERR(vif))
-			list_del_rcu(&vif->list);
-
-		wilc->vif_num--;
-		mutex_unlock(&wilc->vif_mutex);
-		synchronize_srcu(&wilc->srcu);
-		ifc_cnt++;
-	}
-
 	wilc_wlan_cfg_deinit(wilc);
 	wlan_deinit_locks(wilc);
 	wiphy_unregister(wilc->wiphy);