diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index d4daa04465a3894a0adfb132ce672e614aff5990..5e51cfcda39f141b350066f3c512da401502513e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4965,6 +4965,9 @@ static int iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(struct iwl3945_priv *priv,
 	passive_dwell = iwl3945_get_passive_dwell_time(priv, band);
 
 	for (i = 0, added = 0; i < sband->n_channels; i++) {
+		if (channels[i].flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+			continue;
+
 		if (channels[i].hw_value ==
 		    le16_to_cpu(priv->active_rxon.channel)) {
 			if (iwl3945_is_associated(priv)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 4517e4ce3a25dc7058815c27a014b471c978fd00..b043871d53f12841328f616cf0780ab545fb41bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -4794,6 +4794,9 @@ static int iwl4965_get_channels_for_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	passive_dwell = iwl4965_get_passive_dwell_time(priv, band);
 
 	for (i = 0, added = 0; i < sband->n_channels; i++) {
+		if (channels[i].flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+			continue;
+
 		if (ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(channels[i].center_freq) ==
 		    le16_to_cpu(priv->active_rxon.channel)) {
 			if (iwl_is_associated(priv)) {