diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index a0a938145dcc87397cb4ecfad5f59b1c5fb28dbc..a9bb6eb8c3e0f8c3f3b8e623a91817f2579e74fe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	if (rcu_access_pointer(local->sched_scan_sdata)) {
 		ret = drv_sched_scan_stop(local, sdata);
 		if (!ret)
-			rcu_assign_pointer(local->sched_scan_sdata, NULL);
+			RCU_INIT_POINTER(local->sched_scan_sdata, NULL);
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);