queue_work(adapter->workqueue, &adapter->main_work);
 
                        /* Perform internal scan synchronously */
-                       if (!priv->scan_request)
+                       if (!priv->scan_request) {
+                               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "wait internal scan\n");
                                mwifiex_wait_queue_complete(adapter, cmd_node);
+                       }
                } else {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
                                               flags);
                /* Need to indicate IOCTL complete */
                if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled) {
                        adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = 0;
-                       mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+                       if (!priv->scan_request) {
+                               dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                                       "complete internal scan\n");
+                               mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter,
+                                                    adapter->curr_cmd);
+                       }
                }
                if (priv->report_scan_result)
                        priv->report_scan_result = false;