diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index f7fc0e00497f..978d3bc31df7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,6 @@ void ieee80211_ibss_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
 			continue;
 		sdata->u.ibss.last_scan_completed = jiffies;
-		ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&local->iflist_mtx);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index fa28500f28fd..6f85b6ab8e51 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -1370,17 +1370,6 @@ out:
 	sdata_unlock(sdata);
 }
 
-void ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
-		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif) &&
-		    ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
-			ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-}
 
 void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index a1596344c3ba..4a8019f79fb2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -362,14 +362,10 @@ static inline bool mesh_path_sel_is_hwmp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	return sdata->u.mesh.mesh_pp_id == IEEE80211_PATH_PROTOCOL_HWMP;
 }
 
-void ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local);
-
 void mesh_path_flush_by_iface(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void mesh_sync_adjust_tbtt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211s_stop(void);
 #else
-static inline void
-ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local) {}
 static inline bool mesh_path_sel_is_hwmp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 { return false; }
 static inline void mesh_path_flush_by_iface(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 1c342e2592c4..bfbb1acafdd1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -4005,8 +4005,6 @@ static void ieee80211_restart_sta_timer(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		if (!ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, CONNECTION_MONITOR))
 			ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw,
 					     &sdata->u.mgd.monitor_work);
-		/* and do all the other regular work too */
-		ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->work);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 8eb68ef42e8c..ae980ce8daff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool aborted)
 	bool was_scanning = local->scanning;
 	struct cfg80211_scan_request *scan_req;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *scan_sdata;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->mtx);
 
@@ -373,7 +374,16 @@ static void __ieee80211_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool aborted)
 
 	ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(local);
 	ieee80211_ibss_notify_scan_completed(local);
-	ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(local);
+
+	/* Requeue all the work that might have been ignored while
+	 * the scan was in progress; if there was none this will
+	 * just be a no-op for the particular interface.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
+		if (ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
+			ieee80211_queue_work(&sdata->local->hw, &sdata->work);
+	}
+
 	if (was_scanning)
 		ieee80211_start_next_roc(local);
 }