diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index 0e78ea23d..240ee1c72 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static int _wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL */
 
 	if (own_request && wpa_s->scan_res_handler &&
-	    (wpa_s->own_scan_running || !wpa_s->external_scan_running)) {
+	    (wpa_s->own_scan_running || !wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running)) {
 		void (*scan_res_handler)(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					 struct wpa_scan_results *scan_res);
 
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int _wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	}
 
 	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "New scan results available (own=%u ext=%u)",
-		wpa_s->own_scan_running, wpa_s->external_scan_running);
+		wpa_s->own_scan_running, wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running);
 	if (wpa_s->last_scan_req == MANUAL_SCAN_REQ &&
 	    wpa_s->manual_scan_use_id && wpa_s->own_scan_running) {
 		wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS "id=%u",
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static int _wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	wpas_notify_scan_done(wpa_s, 1);
 
-	if (!wpa_s->own_scan_running && wpa_s->external_scan_running) {
+	if (!wpa_s->own_scan_running && wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running) {
 		wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Do not use results from externally requested scan operation for network selection");
 		wpa_scan_results_free(scan_res);
 		return 0;
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 			}
 		} else {
 			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "External program started a scan");
-			wpa_s->external_scan_running = 1;
+			wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running = 1;
 			wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -3089,7 +3089,7 @@ 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;
+		wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running = 0;
 		radio_work_check_next(wpa_s);
 		break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_SCAN_PROCESSING */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index eeeb3c356..47243a3f4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -3611,7 +3611,7 @@ static void radio_start_next_work(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 
 	wpa_s = dl_list_first(&radio->ifaces, struct wpa_supplicant,
 			      radio_list);
-	if (wpa_s && wpa_s->external_scan_running) {
+	if (wpa_s && wpa_s->radio->external_scan_running) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Delay radio work start until externally triggered scan completes");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index 7f1e27fa9..d1938fab7 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ struct wpa_global {
 struct wpa_radio {
 	char name[16]; /* from driver_ops get_radio_name() or empty if not
 			* available */
+	unsigned int external_scan_running:1;
 	struct dl_list ifaces; /* struct wpa_supplicant::radio_list entries */
 	struct dl_list work; /* struct wpa_radio_work::list entries */
 };
@@ -596,7 +597,6 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	unsigned int manual_scan_only_new:1;
 	unsigned int own_scan_requested:1;
 	unsigned int own_scan_running:1;
-	unsigned int external_scan_running:1;
 	unsigned int clear_driver_scan_cache:1;
 	unsigned int manual_scan_id;
 	int scan_interval; /* time in sec between scans to find suitable AP */