diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 12cae3c005fb..49eb2e27b11b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	/* scan on P2P_DEVICE is handled as p2p search */
-	if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE) {
+	/* social scan on P2P_DEVICE is handled as p2p search */
+	if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE &&
+	    wil_p2p_is_social_scan(request)) {
 		wil->scan_request = request;
 		wil->radio_wdev = wdev;
 		rc = wil_p2p_search(wil, request);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/p2p.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/p2p.c
index 2c1b8958180e..1c9153894dca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/p2p.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/p2p.c
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 #define P2P_SEARCH_DURATION_MS 500
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_BI 100
 
+bool wil_p2p_is_social_scan(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
+{
+	return (request->n_channels == 1) &&
+	       (request->channels[0]->hw_value == P2P_DMG_SOCIAL_CHANNEL);
+}
+
 void wil_p2p_discovery_timer_fn(ulong x)
 {
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = (void *)x;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index d2588ac56491..bf9b03ecb136 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ void wil_disable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_enable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 
 /* P2P */
+bool wil_p2p_is_social_scan(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request);
 void wil_p2p_discovery_timer_fn(ulong x);
 int wil_p2p_search(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 		   struct cfg80211_scan_request *request);