diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
index d414b44..4c3fae9 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
@@ -1038,14 +1038,6 @@ ipmi_sdr_print_sensor_full(struct ipmi_intf *intf,
 		} else if (IS_SCANNING_DISABLED(rsp->data[1])) {
 			/* Sensor Scanning Disabled */
 			validread = 0;
-			if (rsp->data[0] != 0) {
-				/* we might still get a valid reading */
-				val =
-				    sdr_convert_sensor_reading(sensor,
-							       rsp->data[0]);
-				if (val != 0.0)
-					validread = 1;
-			}
 		} else if (rsp->data[0] != 0) {
 			/* convert RAW reading into units */
 			val = sdr_convert_sensor_reading(sensor, rsp->data[0]);
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sensor.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sensor.c
index f2664a4..9d95550 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sensor.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sensor.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 extern int verbose;
 
+#define SCANNING_DISABLED       0x40
 #define READING_UNAVAILABLE	0x20
 
 static
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ ipmi_sensor_print_full_discrete(struct ipmi_intf *intf,
 		return -1;
 	} else if (rsp->ccode > 0 || (rsp->data[1] & READING_UNAVAILABLE)) {
 		validread = 0;
+	} else if (!(rsp->data[1] & SCANNING_DISABLED)) {
+	  	validread = 0;
 	} else {
 		/* convert RAW reading into units */
 		val = rsp->data[0];
@@ -190,6 +193,8 @@ ipmi_sensor_print_full_analog(struct ipmi_intf *intf,
 		return -1;
 	} else if (rsp->ccode || (rsp->data[1] & READING_UNAVAILABLE)) {
 		validread = 0;
+	} else if (!(rsp->data[1] & SCANNING_DISABLED)) {
+		validread = 0;
 	} else {
 		/* convert RAW reading into units */
 		val = (rsp->data[0] > 0)
@@ -427,6 +432,8 @@ ipmi_sensor_print_compact(struct ipmi_intf *intf,
 		return -1;
 	} else if (rsp->ccode || (rsp->data[1] & READING_UNAVAILABLE)) {
 		validread = 0;
+	} else if (!(rsp->data[1] & SCANNING_DISABLED)) {
+		validread = 0;
 	} else {
 		/* convert RAW reading into units */
 		val = rsp->data[0];
@@ -771,6 +778,8 @@ ipmi_sensor_get_reading(struct ipmi_intf *intf, int argc, char **argv)
 				continue;
 			} else if (rsp->data[1] & READING_UNAVAILABLE) {
 				continue;
+			} else if (!(rsp->data[1] & SCANNING_DISABLED)) {
+				continue;
 			} else if (rsp->data[0] > 0) {
 				/* convert RAW reading into units */
 				val = sdr_convert_sensor_reading(sdr->record.full, rsp->data[0]);