diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 959a68b4c..1c9ded09a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -3951,7 +3951,7 @@ dbus_bool_t wpas_dbus_getter_current_auth_mode(
 	const char *auth_mode;
 	char eap_mode_buf[WPAS_DBUS_AUTH_MODE_MAX];
 
-	if (wpa_s->wpa_state != WPA_COMPLETED) {
+	if (wpa_s->wpa_state <= WPA_SCANNING) {
 		auth_mode = "INACTIVE";
 	} else if (wpa_s->key_mgmt == WPA_KEY_MGMT_IEEE8021X ||
 	    wpa_s->key_mgmt == WPA_KEY_MGMT_IEEE8021X_NO_WPA) {