--- 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);
