diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 85597200badc0c4967f9a28bbe1188869891c58f..946a2f7a172f36d6f1b3c8642f7a9371959955be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -1008,11 +1008,9 @@ mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd_node, tmp_node,
 				 &adapter->scan_pending_q, list) {
 		list_del(&cmd_node->list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
 
 		cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
 		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
 
@@ -1070,12 +1068,8 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd_node, tmp_node,
 				 &adapter->scan_pending_q, list) {
 		list_del(&cmd_node->list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
-				       scan_pending_q_flags);
 		cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
 		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
-				  scan_pending_q_flags);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
 			       scan_pending_q_flags);