diff --git a/examples/mesh/internal_communication/main/mesh_main.c b/examples/mesh/internal_communication/main/mesh_main.c
index 26f5a3ba7a..722aa693cc 100644
--- a/examples/mesh/internal_communication/main/mesh_main.c
+++ b/examples/mesh/internal_communication/main/mesh_main.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ void mesh_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
         mesh_connected_indicator(mesh_layer);
         is_mesh_connected = true;
         if (esp_mesh_is_root()) {
+            esp_netif_dhcpc_stop(netif_sta);
             esp_netif_dhcpc_start(netif_sta);
         }
         esp_mesh_comm_p2p_start();
diff --git a/examples/mesh/manual_networking/main/mesh_main.c b/examples/mesh/manual_networking/main/mesh_main.c
index 3cbfdad6c8..ff419acc42 100644
--- a/examples/mesh/manual_networking/main/mesh_main.c
+++ b/examples/mesh/manual_networking/main/mesh_main.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ void mesh_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
         last_layer = mesh_layer;
         mesh_connected_indicator(mesh_layer);
         if (esp_mesh_is_root()) {
+            esp_netif_dhcpc_stop(netif_sta);
             esp_netif_dhcpc_start(netif_sta);
         }
     }