diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index bf3925fdb9bec901315ef3742e95752c4f787429..093b863ef90414f13a544001dbf04b3be2d513c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6309,18 +6309,23 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR)
 		scan->filter_flags = RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK;
 
-	if (direct_mask)
+	if (direct_mask) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN
 		    ("Initiating direct scan for %s.\n",
 		     iwl3945_escape_essid(priv->essid, priv->essid_len));
-	else
+		scan->channel_count =
+			iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(
+				priv, band, 1, /* active */
+				direct_mask,
+				(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+	} else {
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN("Initiating indirect scan.\n");
-
-	scan->channel_count =
-		iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(
-			priv, band, 1, /* active */
-			direct_mask,
-			(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+		scan->channel_count =
+			iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(
+				priv, band, 0, /* passive */
+				direct_mask,
+				(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+	}
 
 	cmd.len += le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len) +
 	    scan->channel_count * sizeof(struct iwl3945_scan_channel);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index b78ca7720bdf36c85dd8f69aa92145b722446e8c..0b7335181719da86a8356f8e321903fefc90cf05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6744,18 +6744,23 @@ static void iwl4965_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR)
 		scan->filter_flags = RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK;
 
-	if (direct_mask)
+	if (direct_mask) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN
 		    ("Initiating direct scan for %s.\n",
 		     iwl4965_escape_essid(priv->essid, priv->essid_len));
-	else
+		scan->channel_count =
+			iwl4965_get_channels_for_scan(
+				priv, band, 1, /* active */
+				direct_mask,
+				(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+	} else {
 		IWL_DEBUG_SCAN("Initiating indirect scan.\n");
-
-	scan->channel_count =
-		iwl4965_get_channels_for_scan(
-			priv, band, 1, /* active */
-			direct_mask,
-			(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+		scan->channel_count =
+			iwl4965_get_channels_for_scan(
+				priv, band, 0, /* passive */
+				direct_mask,
+				(void *)&scan->data[le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len)]);
+	}
 
 	cmd.len += le16_to_cpu(scan->tx_cmd.len) +
 	    scan->channel_count * sizeof(struct iwl4965_scan_channel);