diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
index c1cb004db913cd0064c55758962900f2ed5aa04f..0f18ef6a30c813d716f4cacd2bf65ba68a1515e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -57,6 +57,68 @@ static int mwifiex_add_bss_prio_tbl(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void scan_delay_timer_fn(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct mwifiex_private *priv = (struct mwifiex_private *)data;
+	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+	struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node, *tmp_node;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter)) {
+		if (adapter->scan_delay_cnt == MWIFIEX_MAX_SCAN_DELAY_CNT) {
+			/*
+			 * Abort scan operation by cancelling all pending scan
+			 * command
+			 */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd_node, tmp_node,
+						 &adapter->scan_pending_q,
+						 list) {
+				list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+				cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
+				mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+			}
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+					       flags);
+
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+			adapter->scan_processing = false;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock,
+					       flags);
+
+			if (priv->user_scan_cfg) {
+				dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+					"info: %s: scan aborted\n", __func__);
+				cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+				priv->scan_request = NULL;
+				kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
+				priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Tx data queue is still not empty, delay scan
+			 * operation further by 20msec.
+			 */
+			mod_timer(&priv->scan_delay_timer, jiffies +
+				  msecs_to_jiffies(MWIFIEX_SCAN_DELAY_MSEC));
+			adapter->scan_delay_cnt++;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Tx data queue is empty. Get scan command from scan_pending_q
+		 * and put to cmd_pending_q to resume scan operation
+		 */
+		adapter->scan_delay_cnt = 0;
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+		cmd_node = list_first_entry(&adapter->scan_pending_q,
+					    struct cmd_ctrl_node, list);
+		list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+
+		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(adapter, cmd_node, true);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * This function initializes the private structure and sets default
  * values to the members.
@@ -136,6 +198,9 @@ static int mwifiex_init_priv(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 
 	priv->scan_block = false;
 
+	setup_timer(&priv->scan_delay_timer, scan_delay_timer_fn,
+		    (unsigned long)priv);
+
 	return mwifiex_add_bss_prio_tbl(priv);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 3192855c31c05df94e55360824f463ff0fbccfb8..0f06f07a70e67d7b3d76d12bcfdcab203cf29d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ int mwifiex_main_process(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!adapter->scan_processing && !adapter->data_sent &&
-		    !mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter)) {
+		if ((!adapter->scan_processing || adapter->scan_delay_cnt) &&
+		    !adapter->data_sent && !mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter)) {
 			mwifiex_wmm_process_tx(adapter);
 			if (adapter->hs_activated) {
 				adapter->is_hs_configured = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index cbad00d7eb11bb6168fc0264b3f811abe6ff19ac..5b32221077c488526e5b3f86125ae5eac179c12b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ enum {
 
 #define MWIFIEX_MAX_TOTAL_SCAN_TIME	(MWIFIEX_TIMER_10S - MWIFIEX_TIMER_1S)
 
+#define MWIFIEX_MAX_SCAN_DELAY_CNT			50
+#define MWIFIEX_SCAN_DELAY_MSEC				20
+
 #define RSN_GTK_OUI_OFFSET				2
 
 #define MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT			0
@@ -482,6 +485,7 @@ struct mwifiex_private {
 	u16 proberesp_idx;
 	u16 assocresp_idx;
 	u16 rsn_idx;
+	struct timer_list scan_delay_timer;
 };
 
 enum mwifiex_ba_status {
@@ -686,6 +690,7 @@ struct mwifiex_adapter {
 	struct completion fw_load;
 	u8 country_code[IEEE80211_COUNTRY_STRING_LEN];
 	u16 max_mgmt_ie_index;
+	u8 scan_delay_cnt;
 };
 
 int mwifiex_init_lock_list(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 74f0457157235d8a3100eb95e66027976493b19c..ea2f1bdef8a2eefa499fb50bffa39a4702c9cc0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1772,14 +1772,23 @@ int mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
 		}
 	} else {
-		/* Get scan command from scan_pending_q and put to
-		   cmd_pending_q */
-		cmd_node = list_first_entry(&adapter->scan_pending_q,
-					    struct cmd_ctrl_node, list);
-		list_del(&cmd_node->list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
-
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(adapter, cmd_node, true);
+		if (!mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter)) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+					       flags);
+			adapter->scan_delay_cnt = 1;
+			mod_timer(&priv->scan_delay_timer, jiffies +
+				  msecs_to_jiffies(MWIFIEX_SCAN_DELAY_MSEC));
+		} else {
+			/* Get scan command from scan_pending_q and put to
+			   cmd_pending_q */
+			cmd_node = list_first_entry(&adapter->scan_pending_q,
+						    struct cmd_ctrl_node, list);
+			list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+					       flags);
+			mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(adapter, cmd_node,
+							true);
+		}
 	}
 
 done: