diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 64e708b79f0e..58cf3a98f1f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -966,7 +966,9 @@ void
 mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node = NULL, *tmp_node;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long flags, cmd_flags;
+	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
+	int i;
 
 	/* Cancel current cmd */
 	if ((adapter->curr_cmd) && (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)) {
@@ -1006,9 +1008,21 @@ mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
-	adapter->scan_processing = false;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
+		adapter->scan_processing = false;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
+			priv = adapter->priv[i];
+			if (!priv)
+				continue;
+			if (priv->scan_request) {
+				dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: aborting scan\n");
+				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+				priv->scan_request = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1027,7 +1041,8 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node = NULL, *tmp_node = NULL;
 	unsigned long cmd_flags;
 	unsigned long scan_pending_q_flags;
-	bool cancel_scan_cmd = false;
+	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
+	int i;
 
 	if ((adapter->curr_cmd) &&
 	    (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)) {
@@ -1053,15 +1068,24 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
 				  scan_pending_q_flags);
-		cancel_scan_cmd = true;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
 			       scan_pending_q_flags);
 
-	if (cancel_scan_cmd) {
+	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
 		adapter->scan_processing = false;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
+			priv = adapter->priv[i];
+			if (!priv)
+				continue;
+			if (priv->scan_request) {
+				dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: aborting scan\n");
+				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+				priv->scan_request = NULL;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
 }