diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/scan.c
index b03eb9ae8ebe..dbeca1bfbb2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/scan.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ wl12xx_scan_sched_scan_ssid_list(struct wl1271 *wl,
 
 				for (j = 0; j < cmd->n_ssids; j++)
 					if ((req->ssids[i].ssid_len ==
-					     req->ssids[j].ssid_len) &&
+					     cmd->ssids[j].len) &&
 					    !memcmp(req->ssids[i].ssid,
 						   cmd->ssids[j].ssid,
 						   req->ssids[i].ssid_len)) {