diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index 566f14849..abd27d8a8 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -2863,6 +2863,7 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 		wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(wpa_s, data);
 		wpa_s->own_scan_running = 0;
 		wpa_s->external_scan_running = 0;
+		radio_work_check_next(wpa_s);
 		break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_SCAN_PROCESSING */
 	case EVENT_ASSOCINFO:
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index c61bd552f..c45130fef 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -542,17 +542,6 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_scan(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (wpa_s->external_scan_running) {
-		struct os_reltime now, diff;
-		os_get_reltime(&now);
-		os_reltime_sub(&now, &wpa_s->scan_start_time, &diff);
-		if (diff.sec < 30) {
-			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Externally triggered scan running - Reschedule the incoming scan req");
-			wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, 1, 0);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (!wpa_supplicant_enabled_networks(wpa_s) &&
 	    wpa_s->scan_req == NORMAL_SCAN_REQ) {
 		wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "No enabled networks - do not scan");
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index a85081c33..33089b8fa 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -3034,6 +3034,7 @@ static void radio_start_next_work(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 	struct wpa_radio *radio = eloop_ctx;
 	struct wpa_radio_work *work;
 	struct os_reltime now, diff;
+	struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s;
 
 	work = dl_list_first(&radio->work, struct wpa_radio_work, list);
 	if (work == NULL)
@@ -3042,6 +3043,13 @@ static void radio_start_next_work(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 	if (work->started)
 		return; /* already started and still in progress */
 
+	wpa_s = dl_list_first(&radio->ifaces, struct wpa_supplicant,
+			      radio_list);
+	if (wpa_s && wpa_s->external_scan_running) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Delay radio work start until externally triggered scan completes");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	os_get_reltime(&now);
 	os_reltime_sub(&now, &work->time, &diff);
 	wpa_dbg(work->wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Starting radio work '%s'@%p after %ld.%06ld second wait",
@@ -3097,7 +3105,7 @@ static void radio_remove_interface(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 }
 
 
-static void radio_work_check_next(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
+void radio_work_check_next(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 	struct wpa_radio *radio = wpa_s->radio;
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index eca86c6f4..1c10a036a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ int radio_add_work(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, unsigned int freq,
 void radio_work_done(struct wpa_radio_work *work);
 void radio_remove_unstarted_work(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				 const char *type);
+void radio_work_check_next(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 
 struct wpa_connect_work {
 	unsigned int sme:1;