diff --git a/components/driver/pcnt.c b/components/driver/pcnt.c
index 6fcc2b5525..74846953bb 100644
--- a/components/driver/pcnt.c
+++ b/components/driver/pcnt.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ esp_err_t pcnt_unit_config(const pcnt_config_t *pcnt_config)
     PCNT_CHECK((pcnt_config->pos_mode < PCNT_COUNT_MAX) && (pcnt_config->neg_mode < PCNT_COUNT_MAX), PCNT_COUNT_MODE_ERR_STR, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     PCNT_CHECK((pcnt_config->hctrl_mode < PCNT_MODE_MAX) && (pcnt_config->lctrl_mode < PCNT_MODE_MAX), PCNT_CTRL_MODE_ERR_STR, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     /*Enalbe hardware module*/
+    static bool pcnt_enable = false;
+    if (pcnt_enable == false) {
+        periph_module_reset(PERIPH_PCNT_MODULE);
+        pcnt_enable = true;
+    }
     periph_module_enable(PERIPH_PCNT_MODULE);
     /*Set counter range*/
     pcnt_set_event_value(unit, PCNT_EVT_H_LIM, pcnt_config->counter_h_lim);