diff --git a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
index d3558a3331..611372d5da 100644
--- a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
+++ b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
@@ -457,9 +457,7 @@ _notify_maybe_scanning(NMSupplicantInterface *self)
     NMSupplicantInterfacePrivate *priv = NM_SUPPLICANT_INTERFACE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
     gboolean                      scanning;
 
-    scanning =
-        nm_supplicant_interface_state_is_operational(priv->state)
-        && (priv->scanning_property || priv->supp_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_INTERFACE_STATE_SCANNING);
+    scanning = nm_supplicant_interface_state_is_operational(priv->state) && priv->scanning_property;
 
     if (priv->scanning_cached == scanning)
         return;