diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_dpp.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_dpp.c
index 7be7e328c2..de61dc00c3 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_dpp.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_dpp.c
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_supp_dpp_start_listen(void)
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
 
+    s_dpp_stop_listening = false;
     return esp_dpp_post_evt(SIG_DPP_LISTEN_NEXT_CHANNEL, 0);
 }