diff --git a/examples/wifi/scan/main/scan.c b/examples/wifi/scan/main/scan.c
index 5dcf9efe08..07520a4e0b 100644
--- a/examples/wifi/scan/main/scan.c
+++ b/examples/wifi/scan/main/scan.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ static void wifi_scan(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_start());
     esp_wifi_scan_start(NULL, true);
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Max AP number ap_info can hold = %u", number);
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records(&number, ap_info));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_num(&ap_count));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records(&number, ap_info));
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Total APs scanned = %u, actual AP number ap_info holds = %u", ap_count, number);
     for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "SSID \t\t%s", ap_info[i].ssid);