diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
index 96973ec7bd9a..87c14969c75f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ static void cfg_scan_result(enum scan_event scan_event,
 						info->frame_len,
 						(s32)info->rssi * 100,
 						GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!bss)
-			cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 	} else if (scan_event == SCAN_EVENT_DONE) {
 		mutex_lock(&priv->scan_req_lock);