diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index e6e80882d86d..4ed5180c547b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	}
 
 	if (fw_has_capa(&mvm->fw->ucode_capa, IWL_UCODE_TLV_CAPA_UMAC_SCAN)) {
+		mvm->scan_type = IWL_SCAN_TYPE_NOT_SET;
 		ret = iwl_mvm_config_scan(mvm);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 296b9c5cd1be..2d65040269d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_restart_cleanup(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	mvm->vif_count = 0;
 	mvm->rx_ba_sessions = 0;
 	mvm->fw_dbg_conf = FW_DBG_INVALID;
-	mvm->scan_type = IWL_SCAN_TYPE_NOT_SET;
 
 	/* keep statistics ticking */
 	iwl_mvm_accu_radio_stats(mvm);