diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-scan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-scan.h
index 5e4cbdb44c607..737774a01c74a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-scan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-scan.h
@@ -660,7 +660,8 @@ struct iwl_scan_config {
  * iwl_umac_scan_flags
  *@IWL_UMAC_SCAN_FLAG_PREEMPTIVE: scan process triggered by this scan request
  *	can be preempted by other scan requests with higher priority.
- *	The low priority scan is aborted.
+ *	The low priority scan will be resumed when the higher proirity scan is
+ *	completed.
  *@IWL_UMAC_SCAN_FLAG_START_NOTIF: notification will be sent to the driver
  *	when scan starts.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 5de144968723d..5000bfcded617 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,9 @@ static int iwl_mvm_scan_umac(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	cmd->uid = cpu_to_le32(uid);
 	cmd->general_flags = cpu_to_le32(iwl_mvm_scan_umac_flags(mvm, params));
 
+	if (type == IWL_MVM_SCAN_SCHED)
+		cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(IWL_UMAC_SCAN_FLAG_PREEMPTIVE);
+
 	if (iwl_mvm_scan_use_ebs(mvm, vif, n_iterations))
 		cmd->channel_flags = IWL_SCAN_CHANNEL_FLAG_EBS |
 				     IWL_SCAN_CHANNEL_FLAG_EBS_ACCURATE |