diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index d3435c43027350dd3af5e0478bd1dedec4633575..0ba8083ee4cd0dd6e7be9ed087e85da7a86edd37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3983,7 +3983,11 @@ static void iwlagn_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	for_each_context(priv, ctx) {
 		ctx->staging.filter_flags &= ~filter_nand;
 		ctx->staging.filter_flags |= filter_or;
-		iwlcore_commit_rxon(priv, ctx);
+
+		/*
+		 * Not committing directly because hardware can perform a scan,
+		 * but we'll eventually commit the filter flags change anyway.
+		 */
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index a75429171c46b8b04995f302b59978ced99fa093..3b8bf8686276d076ecd49c4a3c2833c880a4cfe0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -3407,9 +3407,9 @@ static void iwl3945_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	ctx->staging.filter_flags |= filter_or;
 
 	/*
-	 * Committing directly here breaks for some reason,
-	 * but we'll eventually commit the filter flags
-	 * change anyway.
+	 * Not committing directly because hardware can perform a scan,
+	 * but even if hw is ready, committing here breaks for some reason,
+	 * we'll eventually commit the filter flags change anyway.
 	 */
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);