--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ void ieee80211_scan_completed(struct iee
 	ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(local);
 	ieee80211_ibss_notify_scan_completed(local);
 	ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(local);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &local->work_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_scan_completed);
 
--- a/net/mac80211/work.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/work.c
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ static void ieee80211_work_work(struct w
 		    wk->chan == local->tmp_channel &&
 		    wk->chan_type == local->tmp_channel_type) {
 			wk->started = true;
+			wk->timeout = jiffies;
 		}
 
 		if (!wk->started && !local->tmp_channel) {
@@ -935,6 +936,9 @@ void ieee80211_add_work(struct ieee80211
 	if (WARN_ON(!wk->done))
 		return;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!ieee80211_sdata_running(wk->sdata)))
+		return;
+
 	wk->started = false;
 
 	local = wk->sdata->local;