diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index f8f8ea220ce1..9a78189c64f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -292,9 +292,7 @@ static u32 iwl_fill_beacon_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 					  int left)
 {
-	if (!iwl_is_associated(priv) || !priv->ibss_beacon ||
-	    ((priv->iw_mode != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) &&
-	     (priv->iw_mode != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)))
+	if (!priv->ibss_beacon)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (priv->ibss_beacon->len > left)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 8eb347106902..9a7209d075c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ unsigned int iwl3945_fill_beacon_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				int left)
 {
 
-	if (!iwl_is_associated(priv) || !priv->ibss_beacon ||
-	    ((priv->iw_mode != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) &&
-	     (priv->iw_mode != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)))
+	if (!iwl_is_associated(priv) || !priv->ibss_beacon)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (priv->ibss_beacon->len > left)