diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index b45a16c1f717..17dcd63bfc48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -3068,10 +3068,6 @@ static int wl1271_op_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		goto out_sleep;
 	}
 
-	/* cancel ROC before scanning */
-	if (wl12xx_dev_role_started(wlvif))
-		wl12xx_croc(wl, wlvif->dev_role_id);
-
 	ret = wl1271_scan(hw->priv, vif, ssid, len, req);
 out_sleep:
 	wl1271_ps_elp_sleep(wl);
@@ -5050,7 +5046,8 @@ static int wl1271_init_ieee80211(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT |
 		IEEE80211_HW_AP_LINK_PS |
 		IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION |
-		IEEE80211_HW_TX_AMPDU_SETUP_IN_HW;
+		IEEE80211_HW_TX_AMPDU_SETUP_IN_HW |
+		IEEE80211_HW_SCAN_WHILE_IDLE;
 
 	wl->hw->wiphy->cipher_suites = cipher_suites;
 	wl->hw->wiphy->n_cipher_suites = ARRAY_SIZE(cipher_suites);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
index 6adc7333b7e6..848a165fa55c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void wl1271_scan_complete_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
 	struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif;
 	int ret;
-	bool is_sta, is_ibss;
 
 	dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
 	wl = container_of(dwork, struct wl1271, scan_complete_work);
@@ -70,18 +69,6 @@ void wl1271_scan_complete_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		wl1271_cmd_build_ap_probe_req(wl, wlvif, wlvif->probereq);
 	}
 
-	/* return to ROC if needed */
-	is_sta = (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS);
-	is_ibss = (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS);
-	if (((is_sta && !test_bit(WLVIF_FLAG_STA_ASSOCIATED, &wlvif->flags)) ||
-	     (is_ibss && !test_bit(WLVIF_FLAG_IBSS_JOINED, &wlvif->flags))) &&
-	    !test_bit(wlvif->dev_role_id, wl->roc_map)) {
-		/* restore remain on channel */
-		if (wlvif->dev_hlid == WL12XX_INVALID_LINK_ID)
-			wl12xx_start_dev(wl, wlvif);
-		else
-			wl12xx_roc(wl, wlvif, wlvif->dev_role_id);
-	}
 	wl1271_ps_elp_sleep(wl);
 
 	if (wl->scan.failed) {