diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 3c33d613d6f973cb7ac333831394d5afe0107661..e50fd3fd8ab0f9d44d6ef7c5e9898bbdbb2cfcb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -452,8 +452,6 @@ static void iwl_scan_build_ssids(struct iwl_mvm_scan_params *params,
 				       params->ssids[j].ssid_len,
 				       ssids);
 		if (index < 0) {
-			if (!params->ssids[j].ssid_len)
-				continue;
 			ssids[i].id = WLAN_EID_SSID;
 			ssids[i].len = params->ssids[j].ssid_len;
 			memcpy(ssids[i].ssid, params->ssids[j].ssid,