diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 6f609dd5c2220dc3b038e4d74b6407cee27a990e..e78fc567ff7d83b26161fd709092493107107cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_check_running_scans(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int type)
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-#define SCAN_TIMEOUT (16 * HZ)
+#define SCAN_TIMEOUT (20 * HZ)
 
 void iwl_mvm_scan_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {