diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 275e089660598a8eef2228340ff78aff1bce0b48..8551c95e743758c3cb5ae6185e09600cef6c95c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1345,20 +1345,10 @@ void iwl_bg_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 	if (timeout == 0)
 		return;
 
-	/* monitor and check for stuck cmd queue */
-	if (iwl_check_stuck_queue(priv, priv->shrd->cmd_queue))
-		return;
-
-	/* monitor and check for other stuck queues */
-	if (iwl_is_any_associated(priv)) {
-		for (cnt = 0; cnt < hw_params(priv).max_txq_num; cnt++) {
-			/* skip as we already checked the command queue */
-			if (cnt == priv->shrd->cmd_queue)
-				continue;
-			if (iwl_check_stuck_queue(priv, cnt))
-				return;
-		}
-	}
+	/* monitor and check for stuck queues */
+	for (cnt = 0; cnt < hw_params(priv).max_txq_num; cnt++)
+		if (iwl_check_stuck_queue(priv, cnt))
+			return;
 
 	mod_timer(&priv->watchdog, jiffies +
 		  msecs_to_jiffies(IWL_WD_TICK(timeout)));