diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 6be405d1acd3..e9f919999e3b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c793033945bea23d7a6e0d8d94b2da6603e02af2
+refs/heads/master: 2420ebc104d38567ee977a3c15dc675a9dd3b07c
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index d15a2c997954..b9eac5551d82 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6273,6 +6273,14 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
 	return;
 
  done:
+	/* can not perform scan make sure we clear scanning
+	 * bits from status so next scan request can be performed.
+	 * if we dont clear scanning status bit here all next scan
+	 * will fail
+	*/
+	clear_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status);
+	clear_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status);
+
 	/* inform mac80211 scan aborted */
 	queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->scan_completed);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);