diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index aae4589..7be4527 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -13034,9 +13034,18 @@
      */
     if (hdd_isConnectionInProgress(pHddCtx))
     {
-        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s: Scan not allowed", __func__);
+        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, FL("Scan not allowed"));
+        if (SCAN_ABORT_THRESHOLD < pHddCtx->con_scan_abort_cnt) {
+            VOS_TRACE(VOS_MODULE_ID_HDD, VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    FL("Triggering SSR, SSR status = %d"), status);
+            vos_wlanRestart();
+        }
+        else
+            pHddCtx->con_scan_abort_cnt++;
+
         return -EBUSY;
     }
+    pHddCtx->con_scan_abort_cnt = 0;
 
     vos_mem_zero( &scanRequest, sizeof(scanRequest));
 
diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_early_suspend.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_early_suspend.c
index 283dc3d..296f435 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_early_suspend.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_early_suspend.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,7 @@
 
     /* Restart all adapters */
    hdd_start_all_adapters(pHddCtx);
+   pHddCtx->con_scan_abort_cnt = 0;
    pHddCtx->hdd_mcastbcast_filter_set = FALSE;
    pHddCtx->btCoexModeSet = FALSE;
    hdd_register_mcast_bcast_filter(pHddCtx);
diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 4f17e14..6f2ae14 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11518,6 +11518,7 @@
    ((VosContextType*)(pVosContext))->pHDDContext = (v_VOID_t*)pHddCtx;
 
    pHddCtx->parent_dev = dev;
+   pHddCtx->con_scan_abort_cnt = 0;
 
    init_completion(&pHddCtx->full_pwr_comp_var);
    init_completion(&pHddCtx->standby_comp_var);