diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c
index c922f10d0d7b..7e213f8ddc98 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int st21nfca_hci_se_io(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u32 se_idx,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(st21nfca_hci_se_io);
 
-static void st21nfca_se_wt_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
+static void st21nfca_se_wt_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	/*
 	 * No answer from the secure element
@@ -254,8 +254,9 @@ static void st21nfca_se_wt_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	 */
 	/* hardware reset managed through VCC_UICC_OUT power supply */
 	u8 param = 0x01;
-	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = from_timer(info, t,
-						    se_info.bwi_timer);
+	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = container_of(work,
+						struct st21nfca_hci_info,
+						se_info.timeout_work);
 
 	info->se_info.bwi_active = false;
 
@@ -271,6 +272,13 @@ static void st21nfca_se_wt_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	info->se_info.cb(info->se_info.cb_context, NULL, 0, -ETIME);
 }
 
+static void st21nfca_se_wt_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = from_timer(info, t, se_info.bwi_timer);
+
+	schedule_work(&info->se_info.timeout_work);
+}
+
 static void st21nfca_se_activation_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = from_timer(info, t,
@@ -360,6 +368,7 @@ int st21nfca_apdu_reader_event_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
 	switch (event) {
 	case ST21NFCA_EVT_TRANSMIT_DATA:
 		del_timer_sync(&info->se_info.bwi_timer);
+		cancel_work_sync(&info->se_info.timeout_work);
 		info->se_info.bwi_active = false;
 		r = nfc_hci_send_event(hdev, ST21NFCA_DEVICE_MGNT_GATE,
 				ST21NFCA_EVT_SE_END_OF_APDU_TRANSFER, NULL, 0);
@@ -389,6 +398,7 @@ void st21nfca_se_init(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev)
 	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = nfc_hci_get_clientdata(hdev);
 
 	init_completion(&info->se_info.req_completion);
+	INIT_WORK(&info->se_info.timeout_work, st21nfca_se_wt_work);
 	/* initialize timers */
 	timer_setup(&info->se_info.bwi_timer, st21nfca_se_wt_timeout, 0);
 	info->se_info.bwi_active = false;
@@ -416,6 +426,7 @@ void st21nfca_se_deinit(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev)
 	if (info->se_info.se_active)
 		del_timer_sync(&info->se_info.se_active_timer);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&info->se_info.timeout_work);
 	info->se_info.bwi_active = false;
 	info->se_info.se_active = false;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
index cb6ad916be91..ae6771cc9894 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct st21nfca_se_info {
 
 	se_io_cb_t cb;
 	void *cb_context;
+	struct work_struct timeout_work;
 };
 
 struct st21nfca_hci_info {