diff --git a/examples/wifi/getting_started/softAP/main/softap_example_main.c b/examples/wifi/getting_started/softAP/main/softap_example_main.c
index 624e020ed6..ca1883e041 100644
--- a/examples/wifi/getting_started/softAP/main/softap_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/wifi/getting_started/softAP/main/softap_example_main.c
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ static void wifi_event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
 
 void wifi_init_softap(void)
 {
-    tcpip_adapter_init();
+    esp_netif_init();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_ap();
 
     wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
diff --git a/examples/wifi/getting_started/station/main/station_example_main.c b/examples/wifi/getting_started/station/main/station_example_main.c
index ce349e8395..9a5a94ac69 100644
--- a/examples/wifi/getting_started/station/main/station_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/wifi/getting_started/station/main/station_example_main.c
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ void wifi_init_sta(void)
 {
     s_wifi_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
 
-    tcpip_adapter_init();
+    esp_netif_init();
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
+    esp_netif_create_default_wifi_sta();
 
     wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
 
+
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP, &event_handler, NULL));