diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_scan.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_scan.c
index 38537d58cd..ebb6975c9f 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_scan.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_scan.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "esp_common_i.h"
 #include "common/wnm_sta.h"
 #include "esp_scan_i.h"
+#include "esp_common_i.h"
 
 extern struct wpa_supplicant g_wpa_supp;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,13 @@ static void scan_done_event_handler(void *arg, STATUS status)
 		wpa_s->type &= ~(1 << WLAN_FC_STYPE_BEACON) & ~(1 << WLAN_FC_STYPE_PROBE_RESP);
 		esp_wifi_register_mgmt_frame_internal(wpa_s->type, wpa_s->subtype);
 	}
-	esp_supplicant_handle_scan_done_evt();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SUPPLICANT_TASK
+	if (esp_supplicant_post_evt(SIG_SUPPLICANT_SCAN_DONE, 0) != 0) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Posting of scan done failed!");
+	}
+#else
+       esp_supplicant_handle_scan_done_evt();
+#endif /*CONFIG_SUPPLICANT_TASK*/
 }
 
 static void handle_wnm_scan_done(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)