diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 16f7fb164c2d..4e635e2fabdb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1186,6 +1186,12 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 
 static inline int __ieee80211_resume(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+
+	WARN(test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &local->scanning),
+		"%s: resume with hardware scan still in progress\n",
+		wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
+
 	return ieee80211_reconfig(hw_to_local(hw));
 }
 #else
diff --git a/net/mac80211/pm.c b/net/mac80211/pm.c
index d287fde0431d..ce671dfd238c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/pm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/pm.c
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
-	ieee80211_scan_cancel(local);
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning)))
+		ieee80211_scan_cancel(local);
 
 	ieee80211_stop_queues_by_reason(hw,
 			IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SUSPEND);