void ath_chanctx_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_chanctx *ctx,
                             struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
 {
+       struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
        bool cur_chan;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&sc->chan_lock);
        cur_chan = sc->cur_chan == ctx;
        spin_unlock_bh(&sc->chan_lock);
 
-       if (!cur_chan)
+       if (!cur_chan) {
+               ath_dbg(common, CHAN_CTX,
+                       "Current context differs from the new context\n");
                return;
+       }
 
        ath_set_channel(sc);
 }
                ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->chanctx_work);
                break;
        case ATH_CHANCTX_EVENT_ASSIGN:
+               /*
+                * When adding a new channel context, check if a scan
+                * is in progress and abort it since the addition of
+                * a new channel context is usually followed by VIF
+                * assignment, in which case we have to start multi-channel
+                * operation.
+                */
+               if (test_bit(ATH_OP_SCANNING, &common->op_flags)) {
+                       ath_dbg(common, CHAN_CTX,
+                               "Aborting HW scan to add new context\n");
+
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&sc->chan_lock);
+                       del_timer_sync(&sc->offchannel.timer);
+                       ath_scan_complete(sc, true);
+                       spin_lock_bh(&sc->chan_lock);
+               }
                break;
        case ATH_CHANCTX_EVENT_CHANGE:
                break;
 
                        conf->def.chan->center_freq);
 
                ath_chanctx_set_channel(sc, ctx, &conf->def);
+               ath_chanctx_event(sc, NULL, ATH_CHANCTX_EVENT_ASSIGN);
+
                mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
                return 0;
        }