diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
index ed82f48e4f..9063ba4740 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static u8 *wpa3_build_sae_msg(u8 *bssid, u32 sae_msg_type, size_t *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))