priv->scan_request = request;
 
+       if (priv->user_scan_cfg) {
+               dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "cmd: Scan already in process..\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
        priv->user_scan_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg),
                                      GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!priv->user_scan_cfg) {
 
                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;
+                       if (priv->scan_request) {
+                               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "info: aborting scan\n");
+                               cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+                               priv->scan_request = NULL;
+                       } else {
+                               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "info: scan already aborted\n");
+                       }
+
                        kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
                        priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
                }
 
 static int
 mwifiex_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+       struct mwifiex_private *priv = mwifiex_netdev_get_priv(dev);
+
+       if (priv->scan_request) {
+               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "aborting scan on ndo_stop\n");
+               cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+               priv->scan_request = NULL;
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                }
 
                if (priv->user_scan_cfg) {
-                       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
-                               "info: %s: sending scan results\n", __func__);
-                       cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 0);
-                       priv->scan_request = NULL;
+                       if (priv->scan_request) {
+                               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "info: notifying scan done\n");
+                               cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 0);
+                               priv->scan_request = NULL;
+                       } else {
+                               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "info: scan already aborted\n");
+                       }
+
                        kfree(priv->user_scan_cfg);
                        priv->user_scan_cfg = NULL;
                }
        } else {
-               if (!mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter) &&
-                   (priv->scan_request && (priv->scan_request->flags &
+               if (priv->user_scan_cfg && !priv->scan_request) {
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+                                              flags);
+                       adapter->scan_delay_cnt = MWIFIEX_MAX_SCAN_DELAY_CNT;
+                       mod_timer(&priv->scan_delay_timer, jiffies);
+                       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                               "info: %s: triggerring scan abort\n", __func__);
+               } else if (!mwifiex_wmm_lists_empty(adapter) &&
+                          (priv->scan_request && (priv->scan_request->flags &
                                            NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_LOW_PRIORITY))) {
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
                                               flags);