diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c b/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
index 56a7cadcc..6376b78bc 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ static int hostapd_cli_cmd_dpp_pkex_remove(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 static int hostapd_cli_cmd_dpp_controller_start(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 						char *argv[])
 {
-	return hostapd_cli_cmd(ctrl, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START", 1, argc, argv);
+	return hostapd_cli_cmd(ctrl, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START", 0, argc, argv);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
index aa0f70589..4b8d9ef1e 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@ static int wpa_cli_cmd_dpp_pkex_remove(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 static int wpa_cli_cmd_dpp_controller_start(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 					    char *argv[])
 {
-	return wpa_cli_cmd(ctrl, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START", 1, argc, argv);
+	return wpa_cli_cmd(ctrl, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START", 0, argc, argv);
 }