diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index a130f5d077f068134a27a031ae2c4275deaf60de..4aaced0b9f2682b95352bf5cc93f421cf38786da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -7004,6 +7004,12 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (conf == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (priv->vif != vif) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - priv->vif != vif\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* XXX: this MUST use conf->mac_addr */
 
 	if ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) &&
@@ -7028,17 +7034,6 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status)) &&
 	    !(priv->hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_PROBE_FILTERING)) {
  */
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status))) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - scanning\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (priv->vif != vif) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - priv->vif != vif\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) {
 		if (!conf->bssid) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index d362c4c82db2e09e12046a2ee04d8c8436789e35..5005c9513007671aa5dcfe9dd0d3cb379d990dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -7424,6 +7424,12 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (conf == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (priv->vif != vif) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - priv->vif != vif\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) &&
 	    (!conf->beacon || !conf->ssid_len)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211
@@ -7446,17 +7452,6 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status)) &&
 	    !(priv->hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_PROBE_FILTERING)) {
  */
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status))) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - scanning\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (priv->vif != vif) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - priv->vif != vif\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) {
 		if (!conf->bssid) {