diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 8023deec20cb..268f027b45b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_fill_ssids(struct iwl_scan_cmd *cmd,
  * just to notify that this scan is active and not passive.
  * In order to notify the FW of the number of SSIDs we wish to scan (including
  * the zero-length one), we need to set the corresponding bits in chan->type,
- * one for each SSID, and set the active bit (first).
+ * one for each SSID, and set the active bit (first). The first SSID is already
+ * included in the probe template, so we need to set only req->n_ssids - 1 bits
+ * in addition to the first bit.
  */
 static u16 iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(enum ieee80211_band band, int n_ssids)
 {
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_fill_channels(struct iwl_scan_cmd *cmd,
 	__le32 chan_type_value;
 
 	if (req->n_ssids > 0)
-		chan_type_value = cpu_to_le32(BIT(req->n_ssids + 1) - 1);
+		chan_type_value = cpu_to_le32(BIT(req->n_ssids) - 1);
 	else
 		chan_type_value = SCAN_CHANNEL_TYPE_PASSIVE;