diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 01bb9ede471b..e7203cf17542 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -871,23 +871,19 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, int status)
+void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, bool aborted)
 {
 	struct ath6kl *ar = vif->ar;
-	bool aborted;
 	int i;
 
-	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "%s: status %d\n", __func__, status);
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "%s: status%s\n", __func__,
+		   aborted ? " aborted" : "");
 
 	if (!vif->scan_req)
 		return;
 
-	if ((status == -ECANCELED) || (status == -EBUSY)) {
-		aborted = true;
+	if (aborted)
 		goto out;
-	}
-
-	aborted = false;
 
 	if (vif->scan_req->n_ssids && vif->scan_req->ssids[0].ssid_len) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vif->scan_req->n_ssids; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
index d1a0216d7cf9..f323a49fdde3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int ath6kl_register_ieee80211_hw(struct ath6kl *ar);
 struct ath6kl *ath6kl_core_alloc(struct device *dev);
 void ath6kl_deinit_ieee80211_hw(struct ath6kl *ar);
 
-void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, int status);
+void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, bool aborted);
 
 void ath6kl_cfg80211_connect_event(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, u16 channel,
 				   u8 *bssid, u16 listen_intvl,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
index def0b7f29c37..d2822d0854eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ void ath6kl_deep_sleep_enable(struct ath6kl *ar)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ath6kl: failed to disable scan "
 		       "during suspend\n");
 
-	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, -ECANCELED);
+	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, true);
 
 	/* save the current power mode before enabling power save */
 	ar->wmi->saved_pwr_mode = ar->wmi->pwr_mode;
@@ -684,8 +684,12 @@ void ath6kl_ready_event(void *devt, u8 *datap, u32 sw_ver, u32 abi_ver)
 void ath6kl_scan_complete_evt(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, int status)
 {
 	struct ath6kl *ar = vif->ar;
+	bool aborted = false;
 
-	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, status);
+	if (status != WMI_SCAN_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		aborted = true;
+
+	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, aborted);
 
 	if (!ar->usr_bss_filter) {
 		clear_bit(CLEAR_BSSFILTER_ON_BEACON, &vif->flags);
@@ -1149,7 +1153,7 @@ static int ath6kl_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	}
 
-	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, -ECANCELED);
+	ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_complete_event(vif, true);
 
 	/* FIXME: how to handle multi vif support? */
 	ret = ath6kl_init_hw_stop(ar);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
index ae514cb7159d..cf0462a490ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
@@ -1472,6 +1472,10 @@ struct wmi_tkip_micerr_event {
 	u8 is_mcast;
 } __packed;
 
+enum wmi_scan_status {
+	WMI_SCAN_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0,
+};
+
 /* WMI_SCAN_COMPLETE_EVENTID */
 struct wmi_scan_complete_event {
 	a_sle32 status;