diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 4b0b8b6571eeb8624eebbcd75a87c12b1cb9e013..b41dc84e9431e6c625d55a28d5cd3ca7a885cf08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_sched_scan_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 
-	if (iwl_mvm_is_associated(mvm)) {
+	if (!iwl_mvm_is_idle(mvm)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 84c75a1b267e2f6c31c2aefb0c25de140a792125..f1ec0986c3c912865f0d51e1056ec03c786d8cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ static inline bool iwl_mvm_vif_low_latency(struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif)
 }
 
 /* Assoc status */
-bool iwl_mvm_is_associated(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
+bool iwl_mvm_is_idle(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
 
 /* Thermal management and CT-kill */
 void iwl_mvm_tt_tx_backoff(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 backoff);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
index 6fdbef9696d8f6e34b5fea258c40bd7b6b433f2b..2180902266ae6636513346df888c9d68abf0a57e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
@@ -645,21 +645,21 @@ bool iwl_mvm_low_latency(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void iwl_mvm_assoc_iter(void *_data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+static void iwl_mvm_idle_iter(void *_data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	bool *assoc = _data;
+	bool *idle = _data;
 
-	if (vif->bss_conf.assoc)
-		*assoc = true;
+	if (!vif->bss_conf.idle)
+		*idle = false;
 }
 
-bool iwl_mvm_is_associated(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+bool iwl_mvm_is_idle(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	bool assoc = false;
+	bool idle = true;
 
 	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(
 			mvm->hw, IEEE80211_IFACE_ITER_NORMAL,
-			iwl_mvm_assoc_iter, &assoc);
+			iwl_mvm_idle_iter, &idle);
 
-	return assoc;
+	return idle;
 }