diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 2222ce08ee91..ec83f413a7ed 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3294,8 +3294,6 @@ static int nl80211_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
 	struct cfg80211_scan_request *request;
-	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssid;
-	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 	struct nlattr *attr;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
 	int err, tmp, n_ssids = 0, n_channels, i;
@@ -3342,8 +3340,8 @@ static int nl80211_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request)
-			+ sizeof(*ssid) * n_ssids
-			+ sizeof(channel) * n_channels
+			+ sizeof(*request->ssids) * n_ssids
+			+ sizeof(*request->channels) * n_channels
 			+ ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!request)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -3449,8 +3447,6 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *request;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
-	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssid;
-	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 	struct nlattr *attr;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
 	int err, tmp, n_ssids = 0, n_channels, i;
@@ -3507,8 +3503,8 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request)
-			+ sizeof(*ssid) * n_ssids
-			+ sizeof(channel) * n_channels
+			+ sizeof(*request->ssids) * n_ssids
+			+ sizeof(*request->channels) * n_channels
 			+ ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!request)
 		return -ENOMEM;