diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
index 00ce794..d3280df68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@
 		wl1271_debug(DEBUG_EVENT, "PERIODIC_SCAN_COMPLETE_EVENT "
 			     "(status 0x%0x)", mbox->scheduled_scan_status);
 		if (wl->sched_scanning) {
-			wl1271_scan_sched_scan_stop(wl);
 			ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped(wl->hw);
+			wl->sched_scanning = false;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
index 05dca0c..e24111e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@
 		wl1271_error("failed to send sched scan stop command");
 		goto out_free;
 	}
-	wl->sched_scanning = false;
 
 out_free:
 	kfree(stop);