Index: wpa_supplicant-0.5.8/wpa_supplicant.c
===================================================================
--- wpa_supplicant-0.5.8.orig/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ wpa_supplicant-0.5.8/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_scan(void *el
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 	int enabled, scan_req = 0, ret;
 
-	if (wpa_s->disconnected)
+	if (wpa_s->disconnected && !wpa_s->scan_req)
 		return;
 
 	enabled = 0;