diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 88a9a1b..4cf387c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -614,23 +614,14 @@
 {
 	int skip;
 	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = local->scan_sdata;
 
 	skip = 0;
 	chan = local->scan_req->channels[local->scan_channel_idx];
 
-	if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED ||
-	    (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
-	     chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS))
+	local->scan_channel = chan;
+	if (ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL))
 		skip = 1;
 
-	if (!skip) {
-		local->scan_channel = chan;
-		if (ieee80211_hw_config(local,
-					IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL))
-			skip = 1;
-	}
-
 	/* advance state machine to next channel/band */
 	local->scan_channel_idx++;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index f483941..8ed62b6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2988,7 +2988,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	request->n_channels = n_channels;
 	if (n_ssids)
 		request->ssids = (void *)&request->channels[n_channels];
 	request->n_ssids = n_ssids;
@@ -2999,32 +2998,53 @@
 			request->ie = (void *)(request->channels + n_channels);
 	}
 
+	i = 0;
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES]) {
 		/* user specified, bail out if channel not found */
-		request->n_channels = n_channels;
-		i = 0;
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES], tmp) {
-			request->channels[i] = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, nla_get_u32(attr));
-			if (!request->channels[i]) {
+			struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+
+			chan = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, nla_get_u32(attr));
+
+			if (!chan) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
+
+			/* ignore disabled channels */
+			if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+				continue;
+
+			request->channels[i] = chan;
 			i++;
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* all channels */
-		i = 0;
 		for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
 			int j;
 			if (!wiphy->bands[band])
 				continue;
 			for (j = 0; j < wiphy->bands[band]->n_channels; j++) {
-				request->channels[i] = &wiphy->bands[band]->channels[j];
+				struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+
+				chan = &wiphy->bands[band]->channels[j];
+
+				if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+					continue;
+
+				request->channels[i] = chan;
 				i++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!i) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
+	request->n_channels = i;
+
 	i = 0;
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS], tmp) {
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 2e8c515..e2d344f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -650,9 +650,15 @@
 	i = 0;
 	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
 		int j;
+
 		if (!wiphy->bands[band])
 			continue;
+
 		for (j = 0; j < wiphy->bands[band]->n_channels; j++) {
+			/* ignore disabled channels */
+			if (wiphy->bands[band]->channels[j].flags &
+						IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+				continue;
 
 			/* If we have a wireless request structure and the
 			 * wireless request specifies frequencies, then search