diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
index 594c941af0..9fe06b9598 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types_generic.h
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t ssid_len;         /**< SSID length of connected AP */
     uint8_t bssid[6];         /**< BSSID of connected AP*/
     uint8_t channel;          /**< Channel of connected AP*/
-    wifi_auth_mode_t authmode;/**< Authentication mode used by AP*/
+    wifi_auth_mode_t authmode;/**< Authentication mode used by the connection*/
     uint16_t aid;             /**< Authentication id assigned by the connected AP */
 } wifi_event_sta_connected_t;
 
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index 7a2011279d..3fdd246e7e 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7a2011279ddf210d0858a75840cf1a7a79939661
+Subproject commit 3fdd246e7eff3233dd9cb2cf45fceb735e4b8775