diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/net.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/net.c
index 66ae08c80d..4ca54ca820 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/net.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/net.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ void bt_mesh_net_recv(struct net_buf_simple *data, int8_t rssi,
                       bt_mesh_elem_find(rx.ctx.recv_dst));
 
     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_GATT_PROXY_SERVER) &&
-        bt_mesh_private_gatt_proxy_state_get() == BLE_MESH_PRIVATE_GATT_PROXY_DISABLED &&
+        bt_mesh_private_gatt_proxy_state_get() != BLE_MESH_PRIVATE_GATT_PROXY_ENABLED &&
         net_if == BLE_MESH_NET_IF_PROXY) {
         bt_mesh_proxy_server_addr_add(data, rx.ctx.addr);