diff --git a/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c b/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
index a7f66166026e..14c24b124591 100644
--- a/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
+++ b/os_if/linux/scan/src/wlan_cfg80211_scan.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ int wlan_cfg80211_scan(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	enum wlan_band band;
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status;
+	enum QDF_OPMODE opmode;
 	uint32_t extra_ie_len = 0;
 
 	psoc = wlan_pdev_get_psoc(pdev);
@@ -1388,8 +1389,9 @@ int wlan_cfg80211_scan(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 				  pssid->ssid);
 		}
 	}
+	opmode = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev);
 	if (request->ssids ||
-	   (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev) == QDF_P2P_GO_MODE))
+	   (opmode == QDF_P2P_GO_MODE) || (opmode == QDF_P2P_DEVICE_MODE))
 		req->scan_req.scan_f_passive = false;
 
 	if (params->half_rate)