diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
index 823535cdf15044f407f3b6ed2a191eb2198c70a6..cc50faaf03d112bde2a0df96b9e63add9cab2432 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
@@ -1082,6 +1082,14 @@ struct conf_scan_settings {
 	 */
 	u16 num_probe_reqs;
 
+	/*
+	 * Scan trigger (split scan) timeout. The FW will split the scan
+	 * operation into slices of the given time and allow the FW to schedule
+	 * other tasks in between.
+	 *
+	 * Range: u32 Microsecs
+	 */
+	u32 split_scan_timeout;
 };
 
 struct conf_sched_scan_settings {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 253847ff344bca804fc33dc7cc42d20cbfa127b5..723df48ed44730d67fa2663fd6b51119ee36a5ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static struct conf_drv_settings default_conf = {
 		.min_dwell_time_passive       = 100000,
 		.max_dwell_time_passive       = 100000,
 		.num_probe_reqs               = 2,
+		.split_scan_timeout           = 50000,
 	},
 	.sched_scan = {
 		/* sched_scan requires dwell times in TU instead of TU/1000 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
index e3566ca90f0da617f5ea982db72a7455ce7218a9..e43a6b2c1d91894b5c375e9a8483518079c1986c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ static int wl1271_scan_send(struct wl1271 *wl, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (wl->conf.scan.split_scan_timeout)
+		scan_options |= WL1271_SCAN_OPT_SPLIT_SCAN;
+
 	if (passive)
 		scan_options |= WL1271_SCAN_OPT_PASSIVE;
 
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ static int wl1271_scan_send(struct wl1271 *wl, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 
 	cmd->params.tx_rate = cpu_to_le32(basic_rate);
 	cmd->params.n_probe_reqs = wl->conf.scan.num_probe_reqs;
-	cmd->params.tid_trigger = 0;
+	cmd->params.tid_trigger = CONF_TX_AC_ANY_TID;
 	cmd->params.scan_tag = WL1271_SCAN_DEFAULT_TAG;
 
 	if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
@@ -223,8 +226,7 @@ static int wl1271_scan_send(struct wl1271 *wl, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* disable the timeout */
-	trigger->timeout = 0;
+	trigger->timeout = cpu_to_le32(wl->conf.scan.split_scan_timeout);
 	ret = wl1271_cmd_send(wl, CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN_TO, trigger,
 			      sizeof(*trigger), 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.h
index a7ed43dc08c9e89217bc4430ca8b5b2b3ce2607a..96ff457a3a0bee224996788195d9fcdb49bdb31b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void wl1271_scan_sched_scan_results(struct wl1271 *wl);
 #define WL1271_SCAN_CURRENT_TX_PWR     0
 #define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_ACTIVE         0
 #define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_PASSIVE	       1
-#define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_TRIGGERED_SCAN 2
+#define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_SPLIT_SCAN     2
 #define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_PRIORITY_HIGH  4
 /* scan even if we fail to enter psm */
 #define WL1271_SCAN_OPT_FORCE          8