diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh_mpm.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh_mpm.c
index c014eaf86..6292e6277 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh_mpm.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh_mpm.c
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ static void mesh_mpm_fsm(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct sta_info *sta,
 			break;
 		case CNF_ACPT:
 			wpa_mesh_set_plink_state(wpa_s, sta, PLINK_CNF_RCVD);
+			eloop_cancel_timeout(plink_timer, wpa_s, sta);
 			eloop_register_timeout(
 				conf->dot11MeshConfirmTimeout / 1000,
 				(conf->dot11MeshConfirmTimeout % 1000) * 1000,