diff --git a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
index bcd29d6..f3ba70c 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -3183,6 +3183,9 @@ int _netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 {
 	uint status;
 	_adapter *padapter = (_adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = padapter->rtw_wdev;
+#endif
 	struct pwrctrl_priv *pwrctrlpriv = adapter_to_pwrctl(padapter);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_COEXIST_SOCKET_TRX
 	HAL_DATA_TYPE		*pHalData = GET_HAL_DATA(padapter);
@@ -3550,12 +3553,10 @@ static int netdev_close(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 #endif /* CONFIG_P2P */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211
-	wdev->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
-	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	rtw_scan_abort(padapter);
 	rtw_cfg80211_wait_scan_req_empty(padapter, 200);
 	adapter_wdev_data(padapter)->bandroid_scan = _FALSE;
-	/* padapter->rtw_wdev->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR; */ /* set this at the end */
+	//padapter->rtw_wdev->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR; /* set this at the end */
 #endif /* CONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WAPI_SUPPORT