diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
index 0ad0d44893ab9306479d76837e3e73745f5b00cb..c1a389883af036b872862dca4ca41b54acf19dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
@@ -1565,13 +1565,15 @@ int iwlagn_request_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	cmd.data = scan;
 	scan->len = cpu_to_le16(cmd.len);
 
+	/* set scan bit here for PAN params */
+	set_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
+
 	if (priv->cfg->ops->hcmd->set_pan_params) {
 		ret = priv->cfg->ops->hcmd->set_pan_params(priv);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
 	ret = iwl_send_cmd_sync(priv, &cmd);
 	if (ret) {
 		clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);