diff --git a/src/platform/ESP32/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp b/src/platform/ESP32/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
index a3e369a85917aa..bbeaf6cdbc7169 100644
--- a/src/platform/ESP32/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/ESP32/ConnectivityManagerImpl_WiFi.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ void ConnectivityManagerImpl::ChangeWiFiStationState(WiFiStationState newState)
         ChipLogProgress(DeviceLayer, "WiFi station state change: %s -> %s", WiFiStationStateToStr(mWiFiStationState),
                         WiFiStationStateToStr(newState));
         mWiFiStationState = newState;
-        SystemLayer().ScheduleLambda([]() { NetworkCommissioning::ESPWiFiDriver::GetInstance().OnNetworkStatusChange(); });
+        NetworkCommissioning::ESPWiFiDriver::GetInstance().OnNetworkStatusChange();
     }
 }