diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/transport.enh.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/transport.enh.c
index 4951c58290..2dc562d94b 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/transport.enh.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/core/transport.enh.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ static void seg_tx_reset(struct seg_tx *tx)
     tx->cb_data = NULL;
     tx->seq_auth = 0U;
     tx->sub = NULL;
-    tx->seg_n = 0;
     tx->last_seg_n = 0;
     tx->lsn_updated = 0;
     tx->dst = BLE_MESH_ADDR_UNASSIGNED;
@@ -385,6 +384,7 @@ static void seg_tx_reset(struct seg_tx *tx)
     }
 
     tx->nack_count = 0U;
+    tx->seg_n = 0;
 
     bt_mesh_seg_tx_unlock();