diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 321dbc8c034a9d608fff552fc90cafc3c1480777..8d690a0eb1a967722508942d9fdd90225c98be47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3252,7 +3252,11 @@ static void iwl4965_mac_update_tkip_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	iwl_scan_cancel_timeout(priv, 100);
+	if (iwl_scan_cancel(priv)) {
+		/* cancel scan failed, just live w/ bad key and rely
+		   briefly on SW decryption */
+		return;
+	}
 
 	key_flags |= (STA_KEY_FLG_TKIP | STA_KEY_FLG_MAP_KEY_MSK);
 	key_flags |= cpu_to_le16(keyconf->keyidx << STA_KEY_FLG_KEYID_POS);