diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 5a00ac23e2d010c32440406bf1eadc045849e5c2..9bb6adb28b73dd5a1aaf4041d61d03f9f2e0200b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static int iwl_send_scan_abort(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
 	}
 
+	priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.meta.u.skb);
 
 	return ret;