diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
index d33cc9c..9abe07a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
 		hw->wiphy->flags &= ~WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
 
 	hw->wiphy->max_scan_ssids = PROBE_OPTION_MAX;
-	/* we create the 802.11 header and a zero-length SSID element */
-	hw->wiphy->max_scan_ie_len = capa->max_probe_length - 24 - 2;
+	/* we create the 802.11 header and a max-length SSID element */
+	hw->wiphy->max_scan_ie_len = capa->max_probe_length - 24 - 34;
 
 	/*
 	 * We don't use all queues: 4 and 9 are unused and any