diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
index 885418dac7..9c6c1fced1 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wps.c
@@ -2124,6 +2124,11 @@ int esp_wifi_wps_enable(const esp_wps_config_t *config)
         return ESP_ERR_WIFI_MODE;
     }
 
+    if (is_dpp_enabled()) {
+        wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wps enabled failed since DPP is initialized");
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    }
+
     API_MUTEX_TAKE();
     if (s_wps_enabled) {
         API_MUTEX_GIVE();
@@ -2177,10 +2182,6 @@ int wifi_wps_enable_internal(const esp_wps_config_t *config)
         return ESP_ERR_WIFI_WPS_TYPE;
     }
 
-    if (is_dpp_enabled()) {
-        wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wps enabled failed since DPP is initialized");
-        return ESP_FAIL;
-    }
     wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Set factory information.");
     ret = wps_set_factory_info(config);
     if (ret != 0) {