diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index c012c75507d5..770d2b59d734 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3848,6 +3848,8 @@ static int ath10k_remain_on_channel(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
+	duration = max(duration, WMI_SCAN_CHAN_MIN_TIME_MSEC);
+
 	memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
 	ath10k_wmi_start_scan_init(ar, &arg);
 	arg.vdev_id = arvif->vdev_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
index a38d788a6101..1b7141a6c030 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
@@ -1952,6 +1952,11 @@ struct wmi_ssid_list {
 #define WLAN_SCAN_PARAMS_MAX_BSSID   4
 #define WLAN_SCAN_PARAMS_MAX_IE_LEN  256
 
+/* Values lower than this may be refused by some firmware revisions with a scan
+ * completion with a timedout reason.
+ */
+#define WMI_SCAN_CHAN_MIN_TIME_MSEC 40
+
 /* Scan priority numbers must be sequential, starting with 0 */
 enum wmi_scan_priority {
 	WMI_SCAN_PRIORITY_VERY_LOW = 0,