diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 8881fc77fb13..6b7644e818d8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -703,8 +703,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_merge_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	sdata_info(sdata,
 		   "No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge)\n");
 
-	ieee80211_request_internal_scan(sdata,
-			ifibss->ssid, ifibss->ssid_len, NULL);
+	ieee80211_request_ibss_scan(sdata, ifibss->ssid, ifibss->ssid_len,
+				    NULL);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_sta_create_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
@@ -802,9 +802,8 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_find_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 					IEEE80211_SCAN_INTERVAL)) {
 		sdata_info(sdata, "Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join\n");
 
-		ieee80211_request_internal_scan(sdata,
-				ifibss->ssid, ifibss->ssid_len,
-				ifibss->fixed_channel ? ifibss->channel : NULL);
+		ieee80211_request_ibss_scan(sdata, ifibss->ssid,
+					    ifibss->ssid_len, chan);
 	} else {
 		int interval = IEEE80211_SCAN_INTERVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 42d0d0267730..112bb6192399 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1329,9 +1329,9 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 /* scan/BSS handling */
 void ieee80211_scan_work(struct work_struct *work);
-int ieee80211_request_internal_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				    const u8 *ssid, u8 ssid_len,
-				    struct ieee80211_channel *chan);
+int ieee80211_request_ibss_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				const u8 *ssid, u8 ssid_len,
+				struct ieee80211_channel *chan);
 int ieee80211_request_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			   struct cfg80211_scan_request *req);
 void ieee80211_scan_cancel(struct ieee80211_local *local);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 8ed83dcc149f..de3532d18df1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ int ieee80211_request_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return res;
 }
 
-int ieee80211_request_internal_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				    const u8 *ssid, u8 ssid_len,
-				    struct ieee80211_channel *chan)
+int ieee80211_request_ibss_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				const u8 *ssid, u8 ssid_len,
+				struct ieee80211_channel *chan)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	int ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -848,22 +848,36 @@ int ieee80211_request_internal_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	/* fill internal scan request */
 	if (!chan) {
-		int i, nchan = 0;
+		int i, max_n;
+		int n_ch = 0;
 
 		for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
 			if (!local->hw.wiphy->bands[band])
 				continue;
-			for (i = 0;
-			     i < local->hw.wiphy->bands[band]->n_channels;
-			     i++) {
-				local->int_scan_req->channels[nchan] =
+
+			max_n = local->hw.wiphy->bands[band]->n_channels;
+			for (i = 0; i < max_n; i++) {
+				struct ieee80211_channel *tmp_ch =
 				    &local->hw.wiphy->bands[band]->channels[i];
-				nchan++;
+
+				if (tmp_ch->flags & (IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS |
+						     IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED))
+					continue;
+
+				local->int_scan_req->channels[n_ch] = tmp_ch;
+				n_ch++;
 			}
 		}
 
-		local->int_scan_req->n_channels = nchan;
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(n_ch == 0))
+			goto unlock;
+
+		local->int_scan_req->n_channels = n_ch;
 	} else {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(chan->flags & (IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS |
+						IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)))
+			goto unlock;
+
 		local->int_scan_req->channels[0] = chan;
 		local->int_scan_req->n_channels = 1;
 	}