diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
index 856fa6e8327e..a450bc6bc774 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ int qtnf_del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 
 	vif = qtnf_netdev_get_priv(wdev->netdev);
 
+	qtnf_scan_done(vif->mac, true);
+
 	if (qtnf_cmd_send_del_intf(vif))
 		pr_err("VIF%u.%u: failed to delete VIF\n", vif->mac->macid,
 		       vif->vifid);
@@ -335,6 +337,8 @@ static int qtnf_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct qtnf_vif *vif = qtnf_netdev_get_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	qtnf_scan_done(vif->mac, true);
+
 	ret = qtnf_cmd_send_stop_ap(vif);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("VIF%u.%u: failed to stop AP operation in FW\n",
@@ -570,8 +574,6 @@ qtnf_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	    !qtnf_sta_list_lookup(&vif->sta_list, params->mac))
 		return 0;
 
-	qtnf_scan_done(vif->mac, true);
-
 	ret = qtnf_cmd_send_del_sta(vif, params);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("VIF%u.%u: failed to delete STA %pM\n",
@@ -1134,8 +1136,9 @@ void qtnf_virtual_intf_cleanup(struct net_device *ndev)
 		}
 
 		vif->sta_state = QTNF_STA_DISCONNECTED;
-		qtnf_scan_done(mac, true);
 	}
+
+	qtnf_scan_done(mac, true);
 }
 
 void qtnf_cfg80211_vif_reset(struct qtnf_vif *vif)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.h
index 6a4af52522b8..66db26613b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ static inline void qtnf_scan_done(struct qtnf_wmac *mac, bool aborted)
 		.aborted = aborted,
 	};
 
+	if (timer_pending(&mac->scan_timeout))
+		del_timer_sync(&mac->scan_timeout);
+
 	mutex_lock(&mac->mac_lock);
 
 	if (mac->scan_req) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
index 0fc2814eafad..43d2e7fd6e02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
@@ -345,8 +345,6 @@ qtnf_event_handle_scan_complete(struct qtnf_wmac *mac,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (timer_pending(&mac->scan_timeout))
-		del_timer_sync(&mac->scan_timeout);
 	qtnf_scan_done(mac, le32_to_cpu(status->flags) & QLINK_SCAN_ABORTED);
 
 	return 0;