diff --git a/src/station.c b/src/station.c
index ad5ad724..8129314b 100644
--- a/src/station.c
+++ b/src/station.c
@@ -2694,6 +2694,28 @@ static void station_start_roam(struct station *station)
 		station_roam_failed(station);
 }
 
+static bool station_cannot_roam(struct station *station)
+{
+	const struct l_settings *config = iwd_get_config();
+	bool disabled;
+
+	/*
+	 * Disable roaming with hardware that can roam automatically. Note this
+	 * is now required for recent kernels which have CQM event support on
+	 * this type of hardware (e.g. brcmfmac).
+	 */
+	if (wiphy_supports_firmware_roam(station->wiphy))
+		return true;
+
+	if (!l_settings_get_bool(config, "Scan", "DisableRoamingScan",
+								&disabled))
+		disabled = false;
+
+	return disabled || station->preparing_roam ||
+				station->state == STATION_STATE_ROAMING ||
+				station->state == STATION_STATE_FT_ROAMING;
+}
+
 static void station_roam_trigger_cb(struct l_timeout *timeout, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct station *station = user_data;
@@ -2703,6 +2725,9 @@ static void station_roam_trigger_cb(struct l_timeout *timeout, void *user_data)
 	l_timeout_remove(station->roam_trigger_timeout);
 	station->roam_trigger_timeout = NULL;
 
+	if (station_cannot_roam(station))
+		return;
+
 	station_start_roam(station);
 }
 
@@ -2728,28 +2753,6 @@ static void station_roam_timeout_rearm(struct station *station, int seconds)
 								station, NULL);
 }
 
-static bool station_cannot_roam(struct station *station)
-{
-	const struct l_settings *config = iwd_get_config();
-	bool disabled;
-
-	/*
-	 * Disable roaming with hardware that can roam automatically. Note this
-	 * is now required for recent kernels which have CQM event support on
-	 * this type of hardware (e.g. brcmfmac).
-	 */
-	if (wiphy_supports_firmware_roam(station->wiphy))
-		return true;
-
-	if (!l_settings_get_bool(config, "Scan", "DisableRoamingScan",
-								&disabled))
-		disabled = false;
-
-	return disabled || station->preparing_roam ||
-				station->state == STATION_STATE_ROAMING ||
-				station->state == STATION_STATE_FT_ROAMING;
-}
-
 #define WNM_REQUEST_MODE_PREFERRED_CANDIDATE_LIST	(1 << 0)
 #define WNM_REQUEST_MODE_DISASSOCIATION_IMMINENT	(1 << 2)
 #define WNM_REQUEST_MODE_TERMINATION_IMMINENT		(1 << 3)