diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index fca93cd36bd3..b26f61f13605 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3007,6 +3007,9 @@ static int ieee80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			  struct cfg80211_scan_request *req)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	struct ieee80211_link_data *link;
+	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+	int radio_idx;
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(req->wdev);
 
@@ -3034,10 +3037,20 @@ static int ieee80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		 * the frames sent while scanning on other channel will be
 		 * lost)
 		 */
-		if (ieee80211_num_beaconing_links(sdata) &&
-		    (!(wiphy->features & NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN) ||
-		     !(req->flags & NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP)))
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		for_each_link_data(sdata, link) {
+			/* if the link is not beaconing, ignore it */
+			if (!sdata_dereference(link->u.ap.beacon, sdata))
+				continue;
+
+			chan = link->conf->chanreq.oper.chan;
+			radio_idx = cfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(wiphy, chan);
+
+			if (ieee80211_is_radio_idx_in_scan_req(wiphy, req,
+							       radio_idx) &&
+			    (!(wiphy->features & NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN) ||
+			     !(req->flags & NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP)))
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN:
 	default: