diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 1062c918a7bf..8dee6c86f4f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -955,8 +955,6 @@ mwifiex_cmd_timeout_func(unsigned long function_context)
 			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			wake_up_interruptible(&adapter->cmd_wait_q.wait);
 			mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(adapter);
-			/* reset cmd_sent flag to unblock new commands */
-			adapter->cmd_sent = false;
 		}
 	}
 	if (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_INITIALIZING)