diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 64ba34450..78798151f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -4977,6 +4977,15 @@ static void wpas_p2p_check_join_scan_limit(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 				       MAC2STR(wpa_s->pending_join_dev_addr));
 			return;
 		}
+		if (wpa_s->p2p_fallback_to_go_neg) {
+			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG,
+				"P2P: Join operation failed - fall back to GO Negotiation");
+			wpa_msg_global(wpa_s->p2pdev, MSG_INFO,
+				       P2P_EVENT_FALLBACK_TO_GO_NEG
+				       "reason=join-failed");
+			wpas_p2p_fallback_to_go_neg(wpa_s, 0);
+			return;
+		}
 		wpa_msg_global(wpa_s->p2pdev, MSG_INFO,
 			       P2P_EVENT_GROUP_FORMATION_FAILURE);
 		wpas_notify_p2p_group_formation_failure(wpa_s, "");