diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_p2p_grpform.py b/tests/hwsim/test_p2p_grpform.py
index 513d43846..93e499a89 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_p2p_grpform.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_p2p_grpform.py
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ def test_grpform_wait_peer(dev):
     ev = dev[0].wait_global_event(["P2P-GROUP-STARTED"], timeout=15)
     if ev is None:
         raise Exception("Group formation timed out")
+    dev[0].group_form_result(ev)
+
     dev[0].request("SET extra_roc_dur 0")
     ev = dev[1].wait_global_event(["P2P-GROUP-STARTED"], timeout=15)
     if ev is None: