diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
index a91101aaf6..90e996d528 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
@@ -1570,9 +1570,13 @@ wifi_wps_scan_done(void *arg, ETS_STATUS status)
     } else if (sm->discover_ssid_cnt == 0)  {
         wps_set_status(WPS_STATUS_SCANNING);
     } else {
-        wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "PBC session overlap!");
-        wps_set_status(WPS_STATUS_DISABLE);
-        esp_event_post(WIFI_EVENT, WIFI_EVENT_STA_WPS_ER_PBC_OVERLAP, 0, 0, OS_BLOCK);
+        if (wps_get_type() == WPS_TYPE_PBC) {
+            wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "PBC session overlap!");
+            wps_set_status(WPS_STATUS_DISABLE);
+            esp_event_post(WIFI_EVENT, WIFI_EVENT_STA_WPS_ER_PBC_OVERLAP, 0, 0, OS_BLOCK);
+        } else {
+            wps_set_status(WPS_STATUS_PENDING);
+        }
     }
 
     wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "wps scan_done discover_ssid_cnt = %d", sm->discover_ssid_cnt);