diff --git a/src/p2p.c b/src/p2p.c
index a7207c30..ff3b8e45 100644
--- a/src/p2p.c
+++ b/src/p2p.c
@@ -1977,6 +1977,7 @@ static bool p2p_provision_scan_notify(int err, struct l_queue *bss_list,
 static void p2p_provision_scan_start(struct p2p_device *dev)
 {
 	struct scan_parameters params = {};
+	struct scan_freq_set *freqs = NULL;
 	uint8_t buf[256];
 
 	params.flush = true;
@@ -2005,16 +2006,17 @@ static void p2p_provision_scan_start(struct p2p_device *dev)
 	 * contain all of the 2.4 and 5G channels.
 	 */
 	if (dev->conn_go_scan_retry < 12) {
-		params.freqs = scan_freq_set_new();
-		scan_freq_set_add(params.freqs, dev->conn_go_oper_freq);
+		freqs = scan_freq_set_new();
+		scan_freq_set_add(freqs, dev->conn_go_oper_freq);
+		params.freqs = freqs;
 	}
 
 	dev->scan_id = scan_active_full(dev->wdev_id, &params, NULL,
 					p2p_provision_scan_notify, dev,
 					p2p_scan_destroy);
 
-	if (params.freqs)
-		scan_freq_set_free(params.freqs);
+	if (freqs)
+		scan_freq_set_free(freqs);
 }
 
 static void p2p_start_client_provision(struct p2p_device *dev)
@@ -3777,6 +3779,7 @@ schedule:
 static bool p2p_device_scan_start(struct p2p_device *dev)
 {
 	struct scan_parameters params = {};
+	struct scan_freq_set *freqs;
 	uint8_t buf[256];
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -3812,13 +3815,13 @@ static bool p2p_device_scan_start(struct p2p_device *dev)
 	 * Request frames intended for both P2P Devices and non-P2P Devices."
 	 */
 	params.no_cck_rates = true;
-	params.freqs = scan_freq_set_new();
+	freqs = scan_freq_set_new();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < L_ARRAY_SIZE(channels_social); i++) {
 		int chan = channels_social[i];
 		uint32_t freq = band_channel_to_freq(chan, BAND_FREQ_2_4_GHZ);
 
-		scan_freq_set_add(params.freqs, freq);
+		scan_freq_set_add(freqs, freq);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3845,12 +3848,14 @@ static bool p2p_device_scan_start(struct p2p_device *dev)
 			dev->chans_per_scan = CHANS_PER_SCAN;
 		}
 
-		scan_freq_set_add(params.freqs, freq);
+		scan_freq_set_add(freqs, freq);
 	}
 
+	params.freqs = freqs;
+
 	dev->scan_id = scan_active_full(dev->wdev_id, &params, NULL,
 					p2p_scan_notify, dev, p2p_scan_destroy);
-	scan_freq_set_free(params.freqs);
+	scan_freq_set_free(freqs);
 
 	return dev->scan_id != 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/scan.c b/src/scan.c
index a51bf944..34a53885 100644
--- a/src/scan.c
+++ b/src/scan.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void scan_freq_append(uint32_t freq, void *user_data)
 }
 
 static void scan_build_attr_scan_frequencies(struct l_genl_msg *msg,
-						struct scan_freq_set *freqs)
+					const struct scan_freq_set *freqs)
 {
 	struct scan_freq_append_data append_data = { msg, 0 };
 
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static uint32_t scan_common(uint64_t wdev_id, bool passive,
 					priority, &work_ops);
 }
 
-uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
+uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, const struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
 			scan_trigger_func_t trigger, scan_notify_func_t notify,
 			void *userdata, scan_destroy_func_t destroy)
 {
diff --git a/src/scan.h b/src/scan.h
index ba11a508..0e06dabe 100644
--- a/src/scan.h
+++ b/src/scan.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct scan_bss {
 struct scan_parameters {
 	const uint8_t *extra_ie;
 	size_t extra_ie_size;
-	struct scan_freq_set *freqs;
+	const struct scan_freq_set *freqs;
 	uint16_t duration;
 	bool flush : 1;
 	bool randomize_mac_addr_hint : 1;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct l_genl_msg *scan_build_trigger_scan_bss(uint32_t ifindex,
 						const uint8_t *ssid,
 						uint32_t ssid_len);
 
-uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
+uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, const struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
 			scan_trigger_func_t trigger, scan_notify_func_t notify,
 			void *userdata, scan_destroy_func_t destroy);
 uint32_t scan_passive_full(uint64_t wdev_id,