diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
index ab5be6d2c691ac796670fd3d52f9e411b9faee60..fcc98d4f9f9e7c8981d1e3f3bfc39fc6a71b48ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
@@ -666,16 +666,13 @@ static void wcn36xx_cancel_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 {
 	struct wcn36xx *wcn = hw->priv;
 
-	if (!wcn36xx_smd_stop_hw_scan(wcn)) {
-		struct cfg80211_scan_info scan_info = { .aborted = true };
-
-		ieee80211_scan_completed(wcn->hw, &scan_info);
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&wcn->scan_lock);
 	wcn->scan_aborted = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&wcn->scan_lock);
 
+	/* ieee80211_scan_completed will be called on FW scan indication */
+	wcn36xx_smd_stop_hw_scan(wcn);
+
 	cancel_work_sync(&wcn->scan_work);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 2a4871ca9c7287f9eacc96df6d1d261aba4df3e2..7cc29285e052935eadee8750a8d0153981475dba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -2138,6 +2138,8 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_hw_scan_ind(struct wcn36xx *wcn, void *buf, size_t len)
 	case WCN36XX_HAL_SCAN_IND_COMPLETED:
 		mutex_lock(&wcn->scan_lock);
 		wcn->scan_req = NULL;
+		if (wcn->scan_aborted)
+			scan_info.aborted = true;
 		mutex_unlock(&wcn->scan_lock);
 		ieee80211_scan_completed(wcn->hw, &scan_info);
 		break;