diff --git a/src/scan.c b/src/scan.c
index 2becb1b9..57b1be95 100644
--- a/src/scan.c
+++ b/src/scan.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static struct scan_request *scan_request_new(struct scan_context *sc,
 
 static uint32_t scan_common(uint64_t wdev_id, bool passive,
 				const struct scan_parameters *params,
+				int priority,
 				scan_trigger_func_t trigger,
 				scan_notify_func_t notify, void *userdata,
 				scan_destroy_func_t destroy)
@@ -626,7 +627,8 @@ static uint32_t scan_common(uint64_t wdev_id, bool passive,
 
 	l_queue_push_tail(sc->requests, sr);
 
-	return wiphy_radio_work_insert(sc->wiphy, &sr->work, 2, &work_ops);
+	return wiphy_radio_work_insert(sc->wiphy, &sr->work,
+					priority, &work_ops);
 }
 
 uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
@@ -635,8 +637,8 @@ uint32_t scan_passive(uint64_t wdev_id, struct scan_freq_set *freqs,
 {
 	struct scan_parameters params = { .freqs = freqs };
 
-	return scan_common(wdev_id, true, &params, trigger, notify,
-							userdata, destroy);
+	return scan_common(wdev_id, true, &params, WIPHY_WORK_PRIORITY_SCAN,
+				trigger, notify, userdata, destroy);
 }
 
 uint32_t scan_passive_full(uint64_t wdev_id,
@@ -645,8 +647,8 @@ uint32_t scan_passive_full(uint64_t wdev_id,
 			scan_notify_func_t notify, void *userdata,
 			scan_destroy_func_t destroy)
 {
-	return scan_common(wdev_id, true, params, trigger,
-				notify, userdata, destroy);
+	return scan_common(wdev_id, true, params, WIPHY_WORK_PRIORITY_SCAN,
+				trigger, notify, userdata, destroy);
 }
 
 uint32_t scan_active(uint64_t wdev_id, uint8_t *extra_ie, size_t extra_ie_size,
@@ -659,7 +661,7 @@ uint32_t scan_active(uint64_t wdev_id, uint8_t *extra_ie, size_t extra_ie_size,
 	params.extra_ie = extra_ie;
 	params.extra_ie_size = extra_ie_size;
 
-	return scan_common(wdev_id, false, &params,
+	return scan_common(wdev_id, false, &params, WIPHY_WORK_PRIORITY_SCAN,
 					trigger, notify, userdata, destroy);
 }
 
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@ uint32_t scan_active_full(uint64_t wdev_id,
 			scan_trigger_func_t trigger, scan_notify_func_t notify,
 			void *userdata, scan_destroy_func_t destroy)
 {
-	return scan_common(wdev_id, false, params,
+	return scan_common(wdev_id, false, params, WIPHY_WORK_PRIORITY_SCAN,
 					trigger, notify, userdata, destroy);
 }
 
@@ -796,7 +798,8 @@ uint32_t scan_owe_hidden(uint64_t wdev_id, struct l_queue *list,
 done:
 	l_queue_push_tail(sc->requests, sr);
 
-	return wiphy_radio_work_insert(sc->wiphy, &sr->work, 2, &work_ops);
+	return wiphy_radio_work_insert(sc->wiphy, &sr->work,
+					WIPHY_WORK_PRIORITY_SCAN, &work_ops);
 }
 
 bool scan_cancel(uint64_t wdev_id, uint32_t id)