diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index c91dc8498852..9e760d0c5985 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -348,7 +348,10 @@ int iwl_mvm_scan_request(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	struct iwl_mvm_scan_params params = {};
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
-	BUG_ON(mvm->scan_cmd == NULL);
+
+	/* we should have failed registration if scan_cmd was NULL */
+	if (WARN_ON(mvm->scan_cmd == NULL))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_SCAN(mvm, "Handling mac80211 scan request\n");
 	mvm->scan_status = IWL_MVM_SCAN_OS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 4845d5019c4b..f98ef1e62eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1278,6 +1278,8 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_wait_txq_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 txq_bm)
 			continue;
 		if (!(BIT(cnt) & txq_bm))
 			continue;
+
+		IWL_DEBUG_TX_QUEUES(trans, "Emptying queue %d...\n", cnt);
 		txq = &trans_pcie->txq[cnt];
 		q = &txq->q;
 		wr_ptr = ACCESS_ONCE(q->write_ptr);
@@ -1300,6 +1302,7 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_wait_txq_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 txq_bm)
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			break;
 		}
+		IWL_DEBUG_TX_QUEUES(trans, "Queue %d is now empty.\n", cnt);
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)