diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index b1f84b05c67e..37123eb1f093 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3636,6 +3636,18 @@ void cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct wiphy *wiphy);
  */
 void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct wiphy *wiphy);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl - notify that the scheduled scan has stopped
+ *
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy on which the scheduled scan stopped
+ *
+ * The driver can call this function to inform cfg80211 that the
+ * scheduled scan had to be stopped, for whatever reason.  The driver
+ * is then called back via the sched_scan_stop operation when done.
+ * This function should be called with rtnl locked.
+ */
+void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl(struct wiphy *wiphy);
+
 /**
  * cfg80211_inform_bss_width_frame - inform cfg80211 of a received BSS frame
  *
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index d1ed4aebbbb7..38d6dd553770 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -284,14 +284,22 @@ void cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_sched_scan_results);
 
-void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct wiphy *wiphy)
+void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
 
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
 	trace_cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(wiphy);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	__cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(rdev, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl);
+
+void cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped(struct wiphy *wiphy)
+{
+	rtnl_lock();
+	cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl(wiphy);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped);