diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 4fc054e4354f5469f38427472df33690f3dff037..983f53daa1cc77008779dc6d9ede365acba4ffc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ struct ath_wiphy {
 		ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE,
 		ATH_WIPHY_PAUSING,
 		ATH_WIPHY_PAUSED,
+		ATH_WIPHY_SCAN,
 	} state;
 	int chan_idx;
 	int chan_is_ht;
@@ -716,5 +717,6 @@ void ath9k_wiphy_chan_work(struct work_struct *work);
 bool ath9k_wiphy_started(struct ath_softc *sc);
 void ath9k_wiphy_pause_all_forced(struct ath_softc *sc,
 				  struct ath_wiphy *selected);
+bool ath9k_wiphy_scanning(struct ath_softc *sc);
 
 #endif /* ATH9K_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index bb6e1ddb4a57c8dba81f9c938b57f9a896035240..626392241d43e1e19b9becfffaa566de43beb988 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ static int ath9k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ath_tx_control txctl;
 	int hdrlen, padsize;
 
-	if (aphy->state != ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE) {
+	if (aphy->state != ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE && aphy->state != ATH_WIPHY_SCAN) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: %s: TX in unexpected wiphy state "
 		       "%d\n", wiphy_name(hw->wiphy), aphy->state);
 		goto exit;
@@ -2348,14 +2348,16 @@ static int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		aphy->chan_idx = pos;
 		aphy->chan_is_ht = conf_is_ht(conf);
 
-		/* TODO: do not change operation channel immediately if there
-		 * are other virtual wiphys that use another channel. For now,
-		 * we do the change immediately to allow mac80211-operated scan
-		 * to work. Once the scan operation is moved into ath9k, we can
-		 * just move the current aphy in PAUSED state if the channel is
-		 * changed into something different from the current operation
-		 * channel. */
-		ath9k_wiphy_pause_all_forced(sc, aphy);
+		if (aphy->state == ATH_WIPHY_SCAN ||
+		    aphy->state == ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE)
+			ath9k_wiphy_pause_all_forced(sc, aphy);
+		else {
+			/*
+			 * Do not change operational channel based on a paused
+			 * wiphy changes.
+			 */
+			goto skip_chan_change;
+		}
 
 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Set channel: %d MHz\n",
 			curchan->center_freq);
@@ -2372,6 +2374,7 @@ static int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		}
 	}
 
+skip_chan_change:
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER)
 		sc->config.txpowlimit = 2 * conf->power_level;
 
@@ -2731,6 +2734,19 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 
+	if (ath9k_wiphy_scanning(sc)) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: Two wiphys trying to scan at the "
+		       "same time\n");
+		/*
+		 * Do not allow the concurrent scanning state for now. This
+		 * could be improved with scanning control moved into ath9k.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_SCAN;
+	ath9k_wiphy_pause_all_forced(sc, aphy);
+
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 	sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_SCANNING;
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
@@ -2742,6 +2758,7 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
+	aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE;
 	sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_SCANNING;
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/virtual.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/virtual.c
index 913d2043d23e74e9a6907cd584d7cd6ef6734ecb..2b545319408d9871437bcda0063f38af0c85a21c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/virtual.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/virtual.c
@@ -244,6 +244,28 @@ static bool ath9k_wiphy_pausing(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool __ath9k_wiphy_scanning(struct ath_softc *sc)
+{
+	int i;
+	if (sc->pri_wiphy->state == ATH_WIPHY_SCAN)
+		return true;
+	for (i = 0; i < sc->num_sec_wiphy; i++) {
+		if (sc->sec_wiphy[i] &&
+		    sc->sec_wiphy[i]->state == ATH_WIPHY_SCAN)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool ath9k_wiphy_scanning(struct ath_softc *sc)
+{
+	bool ret;
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
+	ret = __ath9k_wiphy_scanning(sc);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int __ath9k_wiphy_unpause(struct ath_wiphy *aphy);
 
 /* caller must hold wiphy_lock */
@@ -463,6 +485,16 @@ int ath9k_wiphy_select(struct ath_wiphy *aphy)
 	bool now;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
+	if (__ath9k_wiphy_scanning(sc)) {
+		/*
+		 * For now, we are using mac80211 sw scan and it expects to
+		 * have full control over channel changes, so avoid wiphy
+		 * scheduling during a scan. This could be optimized if the
+		 * scanning control were moved into the driver.
+		 */
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
 	if (__ath9k_wiphy_pausing(sc)) {
 		if (sc->wiphy_select_failures == 0)
 			sc->wiphy_select_first_fail = jiffies;
@@ -537,7 +569,14 @@ bool ath9k_wiphy_started(struct ath_softc *sc)
 static void ath9k_wiphy_pause_chan(struct ath_wiphy *aphy,
 				   struct ath_wiphy *selected)
 {
-	if (aphy->chan_idx == selected->chan_idx)
+	if (selected->state == ATH_WIPHY_SCAN) {
+		if (aphy == selected)
+			return;
+		/*
+		 * Pause all other wiphys for the duration of the scan even if
+		 * they are on the current channel now.
+		 */
+	} else if (aphy->chan_idx == selected->chan_idx)
 		return;
 	aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_PAUSED;
 	ieee80211_stop_queues(aphy->hw);