diff --git a/src/scan.c b/src/scan.c
index de507ba3..99813952 100644
--- a/src/scan.c
+++ b/src/scan.c
@@ -1372,6 +1372,22 @@ static bool scan_parse_bss_information_elements(struct scan_bss *bss,
 	return have_ssid;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Maps 0..100 values to -10000..0
+ *
+ * This isn't really mapping to mBm since the input is unit-less and we have no
+ * idea what the driver itself does to come up with this 'strength' value but
+ * this is really the best that can be done for these drivers (its only 4 in
+ * tree drivers after all).
+ */
+static int32_t signal_unspec_to_mbm(uint8_t strength)
+{
+	if (L_WARN_ON(strength > 100))
+		return 0;
+
+	return ((int32_t)strength * 100) - 10000;
+}
+
 static struct scan_bss *scan_parse_attr_bss(struct l_genl_attr *attr,
 						struct wiphy *wiphy,
 						uint32_t *out_seen_ms_ago)
@@ -1414,6 +1430,13 @@ static struct scan_bss *scan_parse_attr_bss(struct l_genl_attr *attr,
 
 			bss->signal_strength = *((int32_t *) data);
 			break;
+		case NL80211_BSS_SIGNAL_UNSPEC:
+			if (len != 1)
+				goto fail;
+
+			bss->signal_strength =
+					signal_unspec_to_mbm(l_get_u8(data));
+			break;
 		case NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS:
 			ies = data;
 			ies_len = len;