if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED) == true)
                                rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
 
-                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
 
                        if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true)) {
                                _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE);
                                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED) == true)
                                                rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
 
-                                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+                                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
 
                                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true) {
                                                _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE);
                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED) == true)
                                rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
 
-                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
 
                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true) {
                                _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE);
 
                if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED)) ||
                    (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE)))
-                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
 
                if ((*pold_state == Ndis802_11Infrastructure) || (*pold_state == Ndis802_11IBSS)) {
                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED) == true)
 
                rtw_disassoc_cmd(padapter, 0, true);
                rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
-               rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+               rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
                rtw_pwr_wakeup(padapter);
        }
 
 
                                        if (--pmlmepriv->to_roaming == 0 ||
                                            _SUCCESS != rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(adapter, &pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid, 1, NULL, 0)) {
                                                pmlmepriv->to_roaming = 0;
-                                               rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter, 1);
+                                               rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter);
                                                rtw_indicate_disconnect(adapter);
                                        } else {
                                                pmlmepriv->to_join = true;
 /*
 *rtw_free_assoc_resources: the caller has to lock pmlmepriv->lock
 */
-void rtw_free_assoc_resources(struct adapter *adapter, int lock_scanned_queue)
+void rtw_free_assoc_resources(struct adapter *adapter)
+{
+       struct  mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock);
+       rtw_free_assoc_resources_locked(adapter);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock);
+}
+
+/*
+*rtw_free_assoc_resources_locked: the caller has to lock pmlmepriv->lock
+*/
+void rtw_free_assoc_resources_locked(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct wlan_network *pwlan = NULL;
        struct  mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
                rtw_init_bcmc_stainfo(adapter);
        }
 
-       if (lock_scanned_queue)
-               spin_lock_bh(&(pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock));
 
        pwlan = rtw_find_network(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue, tgt_network->network.MacAddress);
        if (pwlan)
        if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) && (adapter->stapriv.asoc_sta_count == 1)))
                rtw_free_network_nolock(pmlmepriv, pwlan);
 
-       if (lock_scanned_queue)
-               spin_unlock_bh(&pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock);
        pmlmepriv->key_mask = 0;
 }
 
 
                rtw_free_uc_swdec_pending_queue(adapter);
 
-               rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter, 1);
+               rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter);
                rtw_indicate_disconnect(adapter);
                spin_lock_bh(&(pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock));
                /*  remove the network entry in scanned_queue */
 
                rtw_disassoc_cmd(adapter, 0, true);
                rtw_indicate_disconnect(adapter);
-               rtw_free_assoc_resources(adapter, 0);
+               rtw_free_assoc_resources_locked(adapter);
        }
 
        rtw_hal_get_def_var(adapter, HAL_DEF_IS_SUPPORT_ANT_DIV, &(supp_ant_div));
 
                }
        }
        /* s2-3. */
-       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
 
        /* s2-4. */
        rtw_free_network_queue(padapter, true);
 
 struct wlan_network *rtw_find_network(struct __queue *scanned_queue, u8 *addr);
 struct wlan_network *rtw_get_oldest_wlan_network(struct __queue *scanned_queue);
 
-void rtw_free_assoc_resources(struct adapter *adapter, int lock_scanned_queue);
+void rtw_free_assoc_resources(struct adapter *adapter);
+void rtw_free_assoc_resources_locked(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_indicate_disconnect(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_indicate_connect(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_indicate_scan_done(struct adapter *padapter, bool aborted);
 
                        rtw_disassoc_cmd(padapter, 500, false);
                        DBG_88E("%s...call rtw_indicate_disconnect\n ", __func__);
                        rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
-                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+                       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
                }
                ret = wpa_set_auth_algs(dev, (u32)param->value);
                break;
 
                /* s2-2.  indicate disconnect to os */
                rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
                /* s2-3. */
-               rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+               rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
                /* s2-4. */
                rtw_free_network_queue(padapter, true);
                /*  Close LED */
 
        /* s2-2.  indicate disconnect to os */
        rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
        /* s2-3. */
-       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter, 1);
+       rtw_free_assoc_resources(padapter);
        /* s2-4. */
        rtw_free_network_queue(padapter, true);