diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
index f2a047f6bb3e..1bbe4fc47b97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ enum iwl_ucode_tlv_flag {
  * @IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_SF_NO_DUMMY_NOTIF: ucode supports disabling dummy notif.
  * @IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_FRAGMENTED_SCAN: This ucode supports active dwell time
  *	longer than the passive one, which is essential for fragmented scan.
+ * @IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_BASIC_DWELL: use only basic dwell time in scan command,
+ *	regardless of the band or the number of the probes. FW will calculate
+ *	the actual dwell time.
  */
 enum iwl_ucode_tlv_api {
 	IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_WOWLAN_CONFIG_TID	= BIT(0),
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ enum iwl_ucode_tlv_api {
 	IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_LMAC_SCAN		= BIT(6),
 	IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_SF_NO_DUMMY_NOTIF	= BIT(7),
 	IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_FRAGMENTED_SCAN	= BIT(8),
+	IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_BASIC_DWELL		= BIT(13),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 7a001fb0d344..ec9a8e7bae1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -171,15 +171,21 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_fill_ssids(struct iwl_ssid_ie *cmd_ssid,
  * already included in the probe template, so we need to set only
  * req->n_ssids - 1 bits in addition to the first bit.
  */
-static u16 iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(enum ieee80211_band band, int n_ssids)
+static u16 iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+				    enum ieee80211_band band, int n_ssids)
 {
+	if (mvm->fw->ucode_capa.api[0] & IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_BASIC_DWELL)
+		return 10;
 	if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
 		return 20  + 3 * (n_ssids + 1);
 	return 10  + 2 * (n_ssids + 1);
 }
 
-static u16 iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(enum ieee80211_band band)
+static u16 iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+				     enum ieee80211_band band)
 {
+	if (mvm->fw->ucode_capa.api[0] & IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_BASIC_DWELL)
+			return 110;
 	return band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ ? 100 + 20 : 100 + 10;
 }
 
@@ -331,7 +337,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_calc_params(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		 */
 		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE) {
 			u32 passive_dwell =
-				iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ);
+				iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(mvm,
+							  IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ);
 			params->max_out_time = passive_dwell;
 		} else {
 			params->passive_fragmented = true;
@@ -348,8 +355,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_calc_params(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			params->dwell[band].passive = frag_passive_dwell;
 		else
 			params->dwell[band].passive =
-				iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(band);
-		params->dwell[band].active = iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(band,
+				iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(mvm, band);
+		params->dwell[band].active = iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(mvm, band,
 								      n_ssids);
 	}
 }