diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
index 0035aba850f..5c1e3d95a47 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
@@ -434,12 +434,13 @@ start_scan_locked(const struct ieee80211_scanner *scan,
 			ic->ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_SCAN;
 			ieee80211_runtask(ic, &SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_scan_task);
 		}
+		return 1;
 	} else {
 		IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_SCAN,
 		    "%s: %s scan already in progress\n", __func__,
 		    ss->ss_flags & IEEE80211_SCAN_ACTIVE ? "active" : "passive");
 	}
-	return (ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_SCAN);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*