diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index a28af1f3f2..7df324fc40 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a28af1f3f2fe9d0a35de0acd80abd58d59d62819
+Subproject commit 7df324fc40a1de5f981e4a38d8941d4c82d9a62a
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
index 8cfc347844..632798ad2d 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/src/wifi_init.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_deinit(void)
     err = esp_wifi_deinit_internal();
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to deinit Wi-Fi driver (0x%x)", err);
+        return err;
     }
 
 #if CONFIG_ESP_NETIF_TCPIP_ADAPTER_COMPATIBLE_LAYER