diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
index 011e18826b..3cb077941d 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void esp_supplicant_common_deinit(void)
             s_supplicant_evt_queue = NULL;
         }
         if (s_supplicant_api_lock) {
-            os_semphr_delete(s_supplicant_api_lock);
+            os_mutex_delete(s_supplicant_api_lock);
             s_supplicant_api_lock = NULL;
         }
     } else if (esp_supplicant_post_evt(SIG_SUPPLICANT_DEL_TASK, 0) != 0) {