diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index f43ca7b88d5730b5dc661a93ef0703e26b5df5e1..f4cbe5cc56c578d024c5c5b4102b1ff37cbf4e20 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3052,10 +3052,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	    ifsta->state != IEEE80211_STA_MLME_AUTHENTICATE &&
 	    ifsta->state != IEEE80211_STA_MLME_ASSOCIATE &&
 	    test_and_clear_bit(IEEE80211_STA_REQ_SCAN, &ifsta->request)) {
-		if (ifsta->scan_ssid_len)
-			ieee80211_sta_start_scan(sdata, ifsta->scan_ssid, ifsta->scan_ssid_len);
-		else
-			ieee80211_sta_start_scan(sdata, NULL, 0);
+		ieee80211_sta_start_scan(sdata, ifsta->scan_ssid, ifsta->scan_ssid_len);
 		return;
 	}