diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 9b6efdbe1..01e89dfd1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1836,8 +1836,11 @@ int wpa_supplicant_driver_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	wpa_drv_flush_pmkid(wpa_s);
 
 	wpa_s->prev_scan_ssid = WILDCARD_SSID_SCAN;
-	wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, interface_count, 100000);
-	interface_count++;
+	if (wpa_supplicant_enabled_networks(wpa_s->conf)) {
+		wpa_supplicant_req_scan(wpa_s, interface_count, 100000);
+		interface_count++;
+	} else
+		wpa_supplicant_set_state(wpa_s, WPA_INACTIVE);
 
 	return 0;
 }