diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_mbo.py b/tests/hwsim/test_mbo.py
index 693ddf587..5a71cfba8 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_mbo.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_mbo.py
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ def test_mbo_cell_capa_update_pmf(dev, apdev):
 
     dev[0].connect(ssid, psk=passphrase, key_mgmt="WPA-PSK-SHA256",
                    proto="WPA2", ieee80211w="2", scan_freq="2412")
+    hapd.wait_sta()
 
     addr = dev[0].own_addr()
     sta = hapd.get_sta(addr)