{
        struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node = NULL, *tmp_node = NULL;
        unsigned long cmd_flags;
-       unsigned long cmd_pending_q_flags;
        unsigned long scan_pending_q_flags;
        uint16_t cancel_scan_cmd = false;
 
                cmd_node = adapter->curr_cmd;
                cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
                cmd_node->cmd_flag |= CMD_F_CANCELED;
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock,
-                                 cmd_pending_q_flags);
-               list_del(&cmd_node->list);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock,
-                                      cmd_pending_q_flags);
                mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
        }
 
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
        }
        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
-       mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 }
 
 /*