--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_event_scan_re
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Setup a new network");
wpa_supplicant_associate(wpa_s, NULL, ssid);
} else {
- int timeout_sec = 5;
+ int timeout_sec = 0;
int timeout_usec = 0;
wpa_supplicant_req_new_scan(wpa_s, timeout_sec,
timeout_usec);