diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
index c55684162a..8fd274dba6 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static esp_err_t esp_netif_start_api(esp_netif_api_msg_t *msg)
 #if ESP_GRATUITOUS_ARP
         netif_set_garp_flag(esp_netif->lwip_netif);
 #else
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG,"CONFIG_LWIP_ESP_GRATUITOUS_ARP not enabled, but esp-netif configured woth ESP_NETIF_FLAG_GARP")
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG,"CONFIG_LWIP_ESP_GRATUITOUS_ARP not enabled, but esp-netif configured with ESP_NETIF_FLAG_GARP");
 #endif
     }
     struct netif *p_netif = esp_netif->lwip_netif;
diff --git a/components/tcpip_adapter/tcpip_adapter_compat.c b/components/tcpip_adapter/tcpip_adapter_compat.c
index cd970f4c89..e8e9479ac4 100644
--- a/components/tcpip_adapter/tcpip_adapter_compat.c
+++ b/components/tcpip_adapter/tcpip_adapter_compat.c
@@ -178,7 +178,12 @@ esp_err_t tcpip_adapter_set_default_wifi_handlers(void)
 
 esp_err_t tcpip_adapter_clear_default_wifi_handlers(void)
 {
-    return _esp_wifi_clear_default_wifi_handlers();
+    if (s_tcpip_adapter_compat) {
+        // Clear default handlers only if tcpip-adapter mode used
+        return _esp_wifi_clear_default_wifi_handlers();
+    }
+    // No action if tcpip-adapter compatibility enabled, but interfaces created/configured with esp-netif
+    return ESP_OK;
 }
 
 tcpip_adapter_if_t tcpip_adapter_if_from_esp_netif(esp_netif_t *esp_netif)