diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index e8a79bff9c1b..7cbfb085f60b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_check_running_scans(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int type)
 	case IWL_MVM_SCAN_SCHED:
 		if (mvm->scan_status & IWL_MVM_SCAN_SCHED_MASK)
 			return -EBUSY;
-		iwl_mvm_scan_stop(mvm, IWL_MVM_SCAN_REGULAR, true);
+		return iwl_mvm_scan_stop(mvm, IWL_MVM_SCAN_REGULAR, true);
 	case IWL_MVM_SCAN_NETDETECT:
 		/* No need to stop anything for net-detect since the
 		 * firmware is restarted anyway.  This way, any sched