diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/main.c
index 205c3afe2aeb..4126ac5d9a8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/main.c
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ void mt76x0_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	clear_bit(MT76_SCANNING, &dev->mt76.state);
 
-	if (dev->cal.gain_init_done)
+	if (dev->cal.gain_init_done) {
+		/* Restore AGC gain and resume calibration after scanning. */
+		dev->cal.low_gain = -1;
 		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &dev->cal_work, 0);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76x0_sw_scan_complete);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/phy.c
index 771e54b39abf..f99097e265aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x0/phy.c
@@ -834,7 +834,8 @@ mt76x0_phy_update_channel_gain(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 	low_gain = (dev->cal.avg_rssi_all > mt76x02_get_rssi_gain_thresh(dev)) +
 		   (dev->cal.avg_rssi_all > mt76x02_get_low_rssi_gain_thresh(dev));
 
-	gain_change = (dev->cal.low_gain & 2) ^ (low_gain & 2);
+	gain_change = dev->cal.low_gain < 0 ||
+		      (dev->cal.low_gain & 2) ^ (low_gain & 2);
 	dev->cal.low_gain = low_gain;
 
 	if (!gain_change) {