diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 9bb6adb28b73..6c8ac3a87d54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static int iwl_get_channels_for_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		else
 			scan_ch->type = SCAN_CHANNEL_TYPE_ACTIVE;
 
-		if ((scan_ch->type & SCAN_CHANNEL_TYPE_ACTIVE) && n_probes)
+		if (n_probes)
 			scan_ch->type |= IWL_SCAN_PROBE_MASK(n_probes);
 
 		scan_ch->active_dwell = cpu_to_le16(active_dwell);