diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
index 22083ac0c6..69885b3bba 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ 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) {