diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 2691620393ea..675247b303d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = request->wdev->netdev;
 	struct mwifiex_private *priv = mwifiex_netdev_get_priv(dev);
-	int i, offset;
+	int i, offset, ret;
 	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
 	struct ieee_types_header *ie;
 
@@ -1855,8 +1855,12 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 		priv->user_scan_cfg->chan_list[i].scan_time = 0;
 	}
-	if (mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, priv->user_scan_cfg))
-		return -EFAULT;
+
+	ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, priv->user_scan_cfg);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "scan failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (request->ie && request->ie_len) {
 		for (i = 0; i < MWIFIEX_MAX_VSIE_NUM; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index e36a75988f87..bfb90a55117a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ mwifiex_radio_type_to_band(u8 radio_type)
 int mwifiex_scan_networks(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			  const struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg *user_scan_in)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
 	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node;
 	union mwifiex_scan_cmd_config_tlv *scan_cfg_out;
@@ -1309,20 +1309,20 @@ int mwifiex_scan_networks(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (adapter->scan_processing) {
-		dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: Scan already in process...\n");
-		return ret;
+		dev_err(adapter->dev, "cmd: Scan already in process...\n");
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	if (priv->scan_block) {
+		dev_err(adapter->dev,
+			"cmd: Scan is blocked during association...\n");
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 	adapter->scan_processing = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 
-	if (priv->scan_block) {
-		dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
-			"cmd: Scan is blocked during association...\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	scan_cfg_out = kzalloc(sizeof(union mwifiex_scan_cmd_config_tlv),
 								GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!scan_cfg_out) {