diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 2cfc87fa8..1c3f33367 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -268,8 +268,11 @@ dbus_bool_t set_network_properties(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		} else
 			goto error;
 
-		if (wpa_config_set(ssid, entry.key, value, 0) < 0)
+		ret = wpa_config_set(ssid, entry.key, value, 0);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto error;
+		if (ret == 1)
+			goto skip_update;
 
 		if (os_strcmp(entry.key, "bssid") != 0 &&
 		    os_strcmp(entry.key, "priority") != 0)
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ dbus_bool_t set_network_properties(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		else if (os_strcmp(entry.key, "priority") == 0)
 			wpa_config_update_prio_list(wpa_s->conf);
 
+	skip_update:
 		os_free(value);
 		value = NULL;
 		wpa_dbus_dict_entry_clear(&entry);