diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
index 857f45411a4e..9dea285047ba 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
@@ -959,8 +959,16 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	hdd_enter_dev(wdev->netdev);
 
 	ret = wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx);
-	if (0 != ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		/*
+		 * During SSR, if -EBUSY is returned then OBSS vendor scan is
+		 * not issued immediately.
+		 */
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			return -EBUSY;
+
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (wlan_cfg80211_nla_parse(tb, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SCAN_MAX,
 				    data, data_len, scan_policy)) {