diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index a46adb7a91b7..e1f1b41f7b13 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1515,8 +1515,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 	int	(*sched_scan_start)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				struct net_device *dev,
 				struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *request);
-	int	(*sched_scan_stop)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-				   bool driver_initiated);
+	int	(*sched_scan_stop)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 303f33fcb844..2d1c1a5f3c51 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1372,15 +1372,14 @@ ieee80211_sched_scan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 }
 
 static int
-ieee80211_sched_scan_stop(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
-			  bool driver_initiated)
+ieee80211_sched_scan_stop(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
 	if (!sdata->local->ops->sched_scan_stop)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(sdata, driver_initiated);
+	return ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(sdata);
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_auth(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 6f55a789c099..82f90ff8bb18 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 
 	bool sched_scanning;
 	struct ieee80211_sched_scan_ies sched_scan_ies;
+	struct work_struct sched_scan_stopped_work;
 
 	unsigned long leave_oper_channel_time;
 	enum mac80211_scan_state next_scan_state;
@@ -1160,8 +1161,8 @@ void ieee80211_rx_bss_put(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 /* scheduled scan handling */
 int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_start(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				       struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *req);
-int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				      bool driver_initiated);
+int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /* off-channel helpers */
 bool ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 30e6a682a047..7f89011fa22d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -652,6 +652,9 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
 	setup_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer,
 		    ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer, (unsigned long) local);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&local->sched_scan_stopped_work,
+		  ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped_work);
+
 	sta_info_init(local);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES; i++) {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index ea44a8e941ec..d20046b5d8f4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -902,8 +902,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				      bool driver_initiated)
+int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	int ret = 0, i;
@@ -919,11 +918,9 @@ int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++)
 			kfree(local->sched_scan_ies.ie[i]);
 
-		if (!driver_initiated)
-			drv_sched_scan_stop(local, sdata);
+		drv_sched_scan_stop(local, sdata);
 		local->sched_scanning = false;
 	}
-
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);
 
@@ -940,12 +937,36 @@ void ieee80211_sched_scan_results(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_sched_scan_results);
 
+void ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local =
+		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_local,
+			     sched_scan_stopped_work);
+	int i;
+
+	mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
+
+	if (!local->sched_scanning) {
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++)
+		kfree(local->sched_scan_ies.ie[i]);
+
+	local->sched_scanning = false;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+
+	cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(local->hw.wiphy);
+}
+
 void ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 
 	trace_api_sched_scan_stopped(local);
 
-	cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(hw->wiphy);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &local->sched_scan_stopped_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_sched_scan_stopped);
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index e2ab65d7c86d..18b002f16860 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->bss_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->scan_done_wk, __cfg80211_scan_done);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->sched_scan_results_wk, __cfg80211_sched_scan_results);
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->sched_scan_stopped_wk, __cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 	rdev->wiphy.wext = &cfg80211_wext_handler;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index fd9135f9b5be..d4b8f4c0bbbb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	unsigned long suspend_at;
 	struct work_struct scan_done_wk;
 	struct work_struct sched_scan_results_wk;
-	struct work_struct sched_scan_stopped_wk;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
 	struct genl_info *testmode_info;
@@ -417,7 +416,6 @@ void ___cfg80211_scan_done(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev, bool leak);
 void __cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct work_struct *wk);
 int __cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			       bool driver_initiated);
-void __cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct work_struct *wk);
 void cfg80211_upload_connect_keys(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			  struct net_device *dev, enum nl80211_iftype ntype,
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 65dfae3b9d41..73a441d237b5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -119,22 +119,14 @@ void cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_sched_scan_results);
 
-void __cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct work_struct *wk)
+void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 {
-	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
-
-	rdev = container_of(wk, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
-			    sched_scan_stopped_wk);
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
 
 	cfg80211_lock_rdev(rdev);
 	__cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(rdev, true);
 	cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
 }
-
-void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct wiphy *wiphy)
-{
-	queue_work(cfg80211_wq, &wiphy_to_dev(wiphy)->sched_scan_stopped_wk);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped);
 
 int __cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
@@ -150,10 +142,11 @@ int __cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	dev = rdev->sched_scan_req->dev;
 
-	err = rdev->ops->sched_scan_stop(&rdev->wiphy, dev,
-					 driver_initiated);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (!driver_initiated) {
+		err = rdev->ops->sched_scan_stop(&rdev->wiphy, dev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	nl80211_send_sched_scan(rdev, dev, NL80211_CMD_SCHED_SCAN_STOPPED);