diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index f605bcd958..fbe9de0d02 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f605bcd9584de7bafe6c00299c66edbeef41ea9f
+Subproject commit fbe9de0d024263d87c32c5f8c3d757bcef53fec0
diff --git a/examples/wifi/iperf/main/cmd_wifi.c b/examples/wifi/iperf/main/cmd_wifi.c
index e5f5369f1d..08ef097e36 100644
--- a/examples/wifi/iperf/main/cmd_wifi.c
+++ b/examples/wifi/iperf/main/cmd_wifi.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static bool wifi_cmd_sta_join(const char* ssid, const char* pass)
     int bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(wifi_event_group, CONNECTED_BIT, 0, 1, 0);
 
     wifi_config_t wifi_config = { 0 };
+    wifi_config.sta.pmf_cfg.capable = true;
 
     strlcpy((char*) wifi_config.sta.ssid, ssid, sizeof(wifi_config.sta.ssid));
     if (pass) {