diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
index faa7d5c..0fc72fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@
 			goto out;
 
 		ret = iwl_mvm_scan_offload_start(mvm, vif, mvm->nd_config,
-						 mvm->nd_ies);
+						 &mvm->nd_ies);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
index 8212b00..5a0f104 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
@@ -1198,14 +1198,8 @@
 		kfree(mvm->nd_config->match_sets);
 		kfree(mvm->nd_config);
 		mvm->nd_config = NULL;
-		kfree(mvm->nd_ies);
-		mvm->nd_ies = NULL;
 	}
 
-	mvm->nd_ies = kzalloc(sizeof(*mvm->nd_ies), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mvm->nd_ies)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	mvm->nd_config = kzalloc(sizeof(*mvm->nd_config) +
 				 (11 * sizeof(struct ieee80211_channel *)),
 				 GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1262,8 +1256,6 @@
 		kfree(mvm->nd_config->match_sets);
 	kfree(mvm->nd_config);
 	mvm->nd_config = NULL;
-	kfree(mvm->nd_ies);
-	mvm->nd_ies = NULL;
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index cbfba80..db52f65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
 
 	/* sched scan settings for net detect */
 	struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *nd_config;
-	struct ieee80211_scan_ies *nd_ies;
+	struct ieee80211_scan_ies nd_ies;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	u32 d3_wake_sysassert; /* must be u32 for debugfs_create_bool */
 	bool d3_test_active;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 5ab10fb..b022fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -597,8 +597,6 @@
 		kfree(mvm->nd_config->match_sets);
 		kfree(mvm->nd_config);
 		mvm->nd_config = NULL;
-		kfree(mvm->nd_ies);
-		mvm->nd_ies = NULL;
 	}
 #endif