diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wpa3.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wpa3.c
index dfa5ce31f4..5d9e29c227 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wpa3.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wpa3.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static u8 *wpa3_build_sae_msg(u8 *bssid, u32 sae_msg_type, u32 *sae_msg_len)
         case SAE_MSG_COMMIT:
             /* Do not go for SAE when WPS is ongoing */
             if (esp_wifi_get_wps_status_internal() != WPS_STATUS_DISABLE) {
+                *sae_msg_len = 0;
                 return NULL;
             }
             if (ESP_OK != wpa3_build_sae_commit(bssid, sae_msg_len))