diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_phy.c
index 51b7c8130ae4d5e56e2701582ec2b4256955f02f..2cb665e2ea229021c7d11a98caf740b3b05d4f63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_phy.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void ar9002_hw_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	 */
 	count = param->count;
 	if (param->endless)
-		count = 0;
+		count = 0x80;
 	else if (count & 0x80)
 		count = 0x7f;