diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 0ef5993e785b..c29927c4977a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -4097,13 +4097,6 @@ ieee80211_sta_scan_result(struct net_device *dev,
 						  IW_EV_UINT_LEN);
 	}
 
-	memset(&iwe, 0, sizeof(iwe));
-	iwe.cmd = SIOCGIWFREQ;
-	iwe.u.freq.m = bss->freq;
-	iwe.u.freq.e = 6;
-	current_ev = iwe_stream_add_event(current_ev, end_buf, &iwe,
-					  IW_EV_FREQ_LEN);
-
 	memset(&iwe, 0, sizeof(iwe));
 	iwe.cmd = SIOCGIWFREQ;
 	iwe.u.freq.m = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(bss->freq);
@@ -4112,6 +4105,12 @@ ieee80211_sta_scan_result(struct net_device *dev,
 					  IW_EV_FREQ_LEN);
 
 	memset(&iwe, 0, sizeof(iwe));
+	iwe.cmd = SIOCGIWFREQ;
+	iwe.u.freq.m = bss->freq;
+	iwe.u.freq.e = 6;
+	current_ev = iwe_stream_add_event(current_ev, end_buf, &iwe,
+					  IW_EV_FREQ_LEN);
+	memset(&iwe, 0, sizeof(iwe));
 	iwe.cmd = IWEVQUAL;
 	iwe.u.qual.qual = bss->signal;
 	iwe.u.qual.level = bss->rssi;