diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index daece5ff1..20ce8c1df 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -3944,13 +3944,20 @@ char * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_process(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		wpa_supplicant_deauthenticate(wpa_s,
 					      WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "SCAN") == 0) {
-		wpa_s->normal_scans = 0;
 		if (wpa_s->wpa_state == WPA_INTERFACE_DISABLED)
 			reply_len = -1;
 		else {
 			if (!wpa_s->scanning &&
 			    ((wpa_s->wpa_state <= WPA_SCANNING) ||
 			     (wpa_s->wpa_state == WPA_COMPLETED))) {
+				wpa_s->normal_scans = 0;
+				wpa_s->scan_req = 2;
+				wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, 0, 0);
+			} else if (wpa_s->sched_scanning) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Stop ongoing "
+					   "sched_scan to allow requested "
+					   "full scan to proceed");
+				wpa_supplicant_cancel_sched_scan(wpa_s);
 				wpa_s->scan_req = 2;
 				wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, 0, 0);
 			} else {