*@SCAN_FLAGS_DELAYED_SCAN_LOWBAND:
  *@SCAN_FLAGS_DELAYED_SCAN_HIGHBAND:
  *@SCAN_FLAGS_FRAGMENTED_SCAN:
+ *@SCAN_FLAGS_PASSIVE2ACTIVE: use active scan on channels that was active
+ *     in the past hour, even if they are marked as passive.
  */
 enum iwl_scan_flags {
        SCAN_FLAGS_PERIODIC_SCAN                = BIT(0),
        SCAN_FLAGS_DELAYED_SCAN_LOWBAND         = BIT(2),
        SCAN_FLAGS_DELAYED_SCAN_HIGHBAND        = BIT(3),
        SCAN_FLAGS_FRAGMENTED_SCAN              = BIT(4),
+       SCAN_FLAGS_PASSIVE2ACTIVE               = BIT(5),
 };
 
 /**
  * @quiet_time: in msecs, dwell this time for active scan on quiet channels
  * @quiet_plcp_th: quiet PLCP threshold (channel is quiet if less than
  *     this number of packets were received (typically 1)
- * @passive2active: is auto switching from passive to active allowed (0 or 1)
+ * @passive2active: is auto switching from passive to active during scan allowed
  * @rxchain_sel_flags: RXON_RX_CHAIN_*
  * @max_out_time: in usecs, max out of serving channel time
  * @suspend_time: how long to pause scan when returning to service channel:
 
         */
        if (req->n_ssids > 0) {
                cmd->passive2active = cpu_to_le16(1);
+               cmd->scan_flags |= SCAN_FLAGS_PASSIVE2ACTIVE;
                ssid = req->ssids[0].ssid;
                ssid_len = req->ssids[0].ssid_len;
        } else {
                cmd->passive2active = 0;
+               cmd->scan_flags &= ~SCAN_FLAGS_PASSIVE2ACTIVE;
        }
 
        iwl_mvm_scan_fill_ssids(cmd, req);