diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 778e5916d7c3..b8dfb440c8ef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		local->rx_handlers_drop_defrag);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_drop_short,
 		local->rx_handlers_drop_short);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan,
-		local->rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(tx_expand_skb_head,
 		local->tx_expand_skb_head);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(tx_expand_skb_head_cloned,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index e973a8f96c9b..2a97d668d2da 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ typedef unsigned __bitwise__ ieee80211_rx_result;
  * enum ieee80211_packet_rx_flags - packet RX flags
  * @IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH: frame is destined to interface currently processed
  *	(incl. multicast frames)
- * @IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN: received while scanning
  * @IEEE80211_RX_FRAGMENTED: fragmented frame
  * @IEEE80211_RX_AMSDU: a-MSDU packet
  * @IEEE80211_RX_MALFORMED_ACTION_FRM: action frame is malformed
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ typedef unsigned __bitwise__ ieee80211_rx_result;
  * @rx_flags field of &struct ieee80211_rx_status.
  */
 enum ieee80211_packet_rx_flags {
-	IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN			= BIT(0),
 	IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH			= BIT(1),
 	IEEE80211_RX_FRAGMENTED			= BIT(2),
 	IEEE80211_RX_AMSDU			= BIT(3),
@@ -1014,7 +1012,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc;
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_defrag;
 	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_short;
-	unsigned int rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan;
 	unsigned int tx_expand_skb_head;
 	unsigned int tx_expand_skb_head_cloned;
 	unsigned int rx_expand_skb_head;
@@ -1247,8 +1244,7 @@ int ieee80211_request_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			   struct cfg80211_scan_request *req);
 void ieee80211_scan_cancel(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 void ieee80211_run_deferred_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local);
-ieee80211_rx_result
-ieee80211_scan_rx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ieee80211_scan_rx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 void ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 struct ieee80211_bss *
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 17a56151be7f..1d7a58098e34 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -413,29 +413,6 @@ static void ieee80211_verify_alignment(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 /* rx handlers */
 
-static ieee80211_rx_result debug_noinline
-ieee80211_rx_h_passive_scan(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = rx->local;
-	struct ieee80211_rx_status *status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(rx->skb);
-	struct sk_buff *skb = rx->skb;
-
-	if (likely(!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN) &&
-		   !rcu_access_pointer(local->sched_scan_sdata)))
-		return RX_CONTINUE;
-
-	if (test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
-	    test_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
-	    test_bit(SCAN_ONCHANNEL_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
-	    rcu_access_pointer(local->sched_scan_sdata))
-		return ieee80211_scan_rx(rx->sdata, skb);
-
-	/* scanning finished during invoking of handlers */
-	I802_DEBUG_INC(local->rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan);
-	return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
-}
-
-
 static int ieee80211_is_unicast_robust_mgmt_frame(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
@@ -2692,7 +2669,6 @@ static void ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			goto rxh_next;  \
 	} while (0);
 
-	CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_passive_scan)
 	CALL_RXH(ieee80211_rx_h_check)
 
 	ieee80211_rx_reorder_ampdu(rx);
@@ -2762,11 +2738,8 @@ static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 			return 0;
 		if (ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)) {
 			return 1;
-		}
-		else if (!ieee80211_bssid_match(bssid, sdata->u.ibss.bssid)) {
-			if (!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN))
-				return 0;
-			status->rx_flags &= ~IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH;
+		} else if (!ieee80211_bssid_match(bssid, sdata->u.ibss.bssid)) {
+			return 0;
 		} else if (!multicast &&
 			   !ether_addr_equal(sdata->vif.addr, hdr->addr1)) {
 			if (!(sdata->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
@@ -2804,11 +2777,9 @@ static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 			 * and location updates. Note that mac80211
 			 * itself never looks at these frames.
 			 */
-			if (!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN) &&
-			    ieee80211_is_public_action(hdr, skb->len))
+			if (ieee80211_is_public_action(hdr, skb->len))
 				return 1;
-			if (!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN) &&
-			    !ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control))
+			if (!ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control))
 				return 0;
 			status->rx_flags &= ~IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH;
 		}
@@ -2874,7 +2845,6 @@ static bool ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_rx_status *status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
@@ -2892,11 +2862,6 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) || ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc))
 		local->dot11ReceivedFragmentCount++;
 
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
-		     test_bit(SCAN_ONCHANNEL_SCANNING, &local->scanning) ||
-		     test_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning)))
-		status->rx_flags |= IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN;
-
 	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc))
 		err = skb_linearize(skb);
 	else
@@ -2911,6 +2876,10 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	ieee80211_parse_qos(&rx);
 	ieee80211_verify_alignment(&rx);
 
+	if (unlikely(ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control) ||
+		     ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)))
+		ieee80211_scan_rx(local, skb);
+
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
 		prev_sta = NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index a619c1ea9bd5..1a893f3637c5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -165,52 +165,47 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	return bss;
 }
 
-ieee80211_rx_result
-ieee80211_scan_rx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ieee80211_scan_rx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
-	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata1, *sdata2;
+	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (void *)skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_bss *bss;
 	u8 *elements;
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 	size_t baselen;
 	int freq;
-	__le16 fc;
-	bool presp, beacon = false;
+	bool beacon;
 	struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
 
-	if (skb->len < 2)
-		return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
+	if (skb->len < 24 ||
+	    (!ieee80211_is_probe_resp(mgmt->frame_control) &&
+	     !ieee80211_is_beacon(mgmt->frame_control)))
+		return;
 
-	mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *) skb->data;
-	fc = mgmt->frame_control;
+	sdata1 = rcu_dereference(local->scan_sdata);
+	sdata2 = rcu_dereference(local->sched_scan_sdata);
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_ctl(fc))
-		return RX_CONTINUE;
+	if (likely(!sdata1 && !sdata2))
+		return;
 
-	if (skb->len < 24)
-		return RX_CONTINUE;
-
-	presp = ieee80211_is_probe_resp(fc);
-	if (presp) {
+	if (ieee80211_is_probe_resp(mgmt->frame_control)) {
 		/* ignore ProbeResp to foreign address */
-		if (!ether_addr_equal(mgmt->da, sdata->vif.addr))
-			return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+		if ((!sdata1 || !ether_addr_equal(mgmt->da, sdata1->vif.addr)) &&
+		    (!sdata2 || !ether_addr_equal(mgmt->da, sdata2->vif.addr)))
+			return;
 
-		presp = true;
 		elements = mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable;
 		baselen = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.probe_resp.variable);
+		beacon = false;
 	} else {
-		beacon = ieee80211_is_beacon(fc);
 		baselen = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.beacon.variable);
 		elements = mgmt->u.beacon.variable;
+		beacon = true;
 	}
 
-	if (!presp && !beacon)
-		return RX_CONTINUE;
-
 	if (baselen > skb->len)
-		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+		return;
 
 	ieee802_11_parse_elems(elements, skb->len - baselen, &elems);
 
@@ -220,22 +215,16 @@ ieee80211_scan_rx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	else
 		freq = rx_status->freq;
 
-	channel = ieee80211_get_channel(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, freq);
+	channel = ieee80211_get_channel(local->hw.wiphy, freq);
 
 	if (!channel || channel->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
-		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+		return;
 
-	bss = ieee80211_bss_info_update(sdata->local, rx_status,
+	bss = ieee80211_bss_info_update(local, rx_status,
 					mgmt, skb->len, &elems,
 					channel, beacon);
 	if (bss)
-		ieee80211_rx_bss_put(sdata->local, bss);
-
-	if (channel == sdata->local->oper_channel)
-		return RX_CONTINUE;
-
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-	return RX_QUEUED;
+		ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss);
 }
 
 /* return false if no more work */