diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 723aeb3d9462..5dd909a4e601 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -384,11 +384,9 @@ cfg80211_bss_update(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
 			} else {
 				u8 *ies = found->pub.information_elements;
 
-				if (found->ies_allocated) {
-					if (ksize(ies) < ielen)
-						ies = krealloc(ies, ielen,
-							       GFP_ATOMIC);
-				} else
+				if (found->ies_allocated)
+					ies = krealloc(ies, ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+				else
 					ies = kmalloc(ielen, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 				if (ies) {