diff --git a/components/wifi_provisioning/src/manager.c b/components/wifi_provisioning/src/manager.c
index 94e141ebc..c36b3a8a0 100644
--- a/components/wifi_provisioning/src/manager.c
+++ b/components/wifi_provisioning/src/manager.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static void wifi_prov_mgr_event_handler_internal(
 
     /* Only handle events when credential is received and
      * Wi-Fi STA is yet to complete trying the connection */
-    if (prov_ctx->prov_state != WIFI_PROV_STATE_CRED_RECV) {
+    if (prov_ctx->prov_state < WIFI_PROV_STATE_CRED_RECV) {
         RELEASE_LOCK(prov_ctx_lock);
         return;
     }