diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index c9d41ed77fc75d8970d3db34c2a32146ae8487c6..8838b88cd998ec44ae6b1ea988ff7114cb933532 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1936,8 +1936,6 @@ mwifiex_active_scan_req_for_passive_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 	if (!user_scan_cfg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(user_scan_cfg, 0, sizeof(*user_scan_cfg));
-
 	for (id = 0; id < MWIFIEX_USER_SCAN_CHAN_MAX; id++) {
 		if (!priv->hidden_chan[id].chan_number)
 			break;