diff --git a/tests/hwsim/wpasupplicant.py b/tests/hwsim/wpasupplicant.py
index 8b693111c..b8d153fcb 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/wpasupplicant.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/wpasupplicant.py
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ class WpaSupplicant:
             except:
                 pass
             self.gctrl_mon = None
-        ev = self.wait_event(["P2P-GROUP-REMOVED"], timeout=3)
+        ev = self.wait_global_event(["P2P-GROUP-REMOVED"], timeout=3)
         if ev is None:
             raise Exception("Group removal event timed out")
         if "reason=GO_ENDING_SESSION" not in ev: