diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wnm_sta.c b/wpa_supplicant/wnm_sta.c
index 924427fe6..8c011582f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wnm_sta.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wnm_sta.c
@@ -781,20 +781,10 @@ compare_scan_neighbor_results(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, os_time_t age_secs,
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (bss->ssid_len != target->ssid_len ||
-		    os_memcmp(bss->ssid, target->ssid, bss->ssid_len) != 0) {
-			/*
-			 * TODO: Could consider allowing transition to another
-			 * ESS if PMF was enabled for the association.
-			 */
-			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Candidate BSS " MACSTR
-				   " (pref %d) in different ESS",
-				   MAC2STR(nei->bssid),
-				   nei->preference_present ? nei->preference :
-				   -1);
-			continue;
-		}
-
+		/*
+		 * TODO: Could consider allowing transition to another ESS if
+		 * PMF was enabled for the association.
+		 */
 		if (!wpa_scan_res_match(wpa_s, 0, target, wpa_s->current_ssid,
 					1, 0)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Candidate BSS " MACSTR