diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 6bc2011d86095..c29f26d8baf2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -1020,8 +1020,6 @@ mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node = NULL, *tmp_node;
 	unsigned long flags, cmd_flags;
-	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
-	int i;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
 	/* Cancel current cmd */
@@ -1046,23 +1044,7 @@ mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
 
-	mwifiex_cancel_pending_scan_cmd(adapter);
-
-	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
-		adapter->scan_processing = false;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
-			priv = adapter->priv[i];
-			if (!priv)
-				continue;
-			if (priv->scan_request) {
-				mwifiex_dbg(adapter, WARN, "info: aborting scan\n");
-				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
-				priv->scan_request = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	mwifiex_cancel_scan(adapter);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1080,8 +1062,6 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node = NULL;
 	unsigned long cmd_flags;
-	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
-	int i;
 
 	if ((adapter->curr_cmd) &&
 	    (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)) {
@@ -1101,23 +1081,7 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
 	}
 
-	mwifiex_cancel_pending_scan_cmd(adapter);
-
-	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
-		adapter->scan_processing = false;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
-			priv = adapter->priv[i];
-			if (!priv)
-				continue;
-			if (priv->scan_request) {
-				mwifiex_dbg(adapter, WARN, "info: aborting scan\n");
-				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
-				priv->scan_request = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	mwifiex_cancel_scan(adapter);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index f0cd055c0b2c0..0d38a72249992 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ int mwifiex_free_cmd_buffer(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
 void mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
 void mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
 void mwifiex_cancel_pending_scan_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
+void mwifiex_cancel_scan(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
 
 void mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			      struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index bc5e52cebce13..e33112298fec2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -2001,6 +2001,32 @@ static void mwifiex_check_next_scan_command(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 	return;
 }
 
+void mwifiex_cancel_scan(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
+	unsigned long cmd_flags;
+	int i;
+
+	mwifiex_cancel_pending_scan_cmd(adapter);
+
+	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
+		adapter->scan_processing = false;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
+			priv = adapter->priv[i];
+			if (!priv)
+				continue;
+			if (priv->scan_request) {
+				mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO,
+					    "info: aborting scan\n");
+				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+				priv->scan_request = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * This function handles the command response of scan.
  *