diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
index a2dddd8da2..9b976cf8e3 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "esp_phy_init.h"
 #include "phy.h"
 
+static bool s_wifi_inited = false;
+
 #if (CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_RX_BA_WIN > CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM)
 #error "WiFi configuration check: WARNING, WIFI_RX_BA_WIN should not be larger than WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM!"
 #endif
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ static void esp_wifi_set_log_level(void)
     esp_wifi_internal_set_log_level(wifi_log_level);
 }
 
-esp_err_t esp_wifi_deinit(void)
+static esp_err_t wifi_deinit_internal(void)
 {
     esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
 
@@ -111,6 +113,12 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_deinit(void)
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to deinit Wi-Fi driver (0x%x)", err);
         return err;
     }
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_ENABLE
+    if (s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock) {
+        esp_pm_lock_delete(s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock);
+    }
+#endif
+    esp_wifi_power_domain_off();
 
 #if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_SLP_BEACON_LOST_OPT
     esp_wifi_beacon_monitor_configure(false, 0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -132,16 +140,26 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_deinit(void)
     esp_unregister_mac_bb_pd_callback(pm_mac_sleep);
     esp_unregister_mac_bb_pu_callback(pm_mac_wakeup);
 #endif
-    esp_wifi_power_domain_off();
 #if CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD
     esp_wifi_internal_set_mac_sleep(false);
     esp_mac_bb_pd_mem_deinit();
 #endif
     esp_phy_modem_deinit();
 
+    s_wifi_inited = false;
+
     return err;
 }
 
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_deinit(void)
+{
+    if (s_wifi_inited == false) {
+        return ESP_ERR_WIFI_NOT_INIT;
+    }
+
+    return wifi_deinit_internal();
+}
+
 static void esp_wifi_config_info(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_RX_BA_WIN
@@ -183,16 +201,9 @@ static void esp_wifi_config_info(void)
 
 esp_err_t esp_wifi_init(const wifi_init_config_t *config)
 {
-    esp_wifi_power_domain_on();
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_ENABLE
-    if (s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock == NULL) {
-        esp_err_t err = esp_pm_lock_create(ESP_PM_APB_FREQ_MAX, 0, "wifi",
-                &s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock);
-        if (err != ESP_OK) {
-            return err;
-        }
+    if (s_wifi_inited) {
+        return ESP_OK;
     }
-#endif
 
 #if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_SLP_IRAM_OPT
     esp_pm_register_light_sleep_default_params_config_callback(esp_wifi_internal_update_light_sleep_default_params);
@@ -251,6 +262,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_init(const wifi_init_config_t *config)
     coex_init();
 #endif
     esp_wifi_set_log_level();
+    esp_wifi_power_domain_on();
     esp_err_t result = esp_wifi_init_internal(config);
     if (result == ESP_OK) {
 #if CONFIG_MAC_BB_PD
@@ -262,16 +274,24 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_init(const wifi_init_config_t *config)
         s_wifi_mac_time_update_cb = esp_wifi_internal_update_mac_time;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_ENABLE
+        if (s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock == NULL) {
+            result = esp_pm_lock_create(ESP_PM_APB_FREQ_MAX, 0, "wifi",
+                    &s_wifi_modem_sleep_lock);
+            if (result != ESP_OK) {
+                ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to create pm lock (0x%x)", result);
+                goto _deinit;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         result = esp_supplicant_init();
         if (result != ESP_OK) {
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to init supplicant (0x%x)", result);
-            esp_err_t deinit_ret = esp_wifi_deinit();
-            if (deinit_ret != ESP_OK) {
-                ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to deinit Wi-Fi (0x%x)", deinit_ret);
-            }
-
-            return result;
+            goto _deinit;
         }
+    } else {
+        goto _deinit;
     }
 #if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_SLP_BEACON_LOST_OPT
     esp_wifi_beacon_monitor_configure(true, CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_SLP_BEACON_LOST_TIMEOUT,
@@ -281,6 +301,18 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_init(const wifi_init_config_t *config)
     adc2_cal_include(); //This enables the ADC2 calibration constructor at start up.
 
     esp_wifi_config_info();
+
+    s_wifi_inited = true;
+
+    return result;
+
+_deinit:
+    ;
+    esp_err_t deinit_ret = wifi_deinit_internal();
+    if (deinit_ret != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to deinit Wi-Fi (0x%x)", deinit_ret);
+    }
+
     return result;
 }