diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index a7a3fb8949..76797f4a7d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -683,15 +683,15 @@ void WiFiComponent::check_scanning_finished() {
     log_scan_result(res);
   }
 
-  if (!this->scan_result_[0].get_matches()) {
+  // Find matching config for on-demand connection params building
+  const WiFiScanResult &scan_res = this->scan_result_[0];
+
+  if (!scan_res.get_matches()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No matching network found");
     this->retry_connect();
     return;
   }
 
-  // Find matching config for on-demand connection params building
-  const WiFiScanResult &scan_res = this->scan_result_[0];
-
   for (size_t i = 0; i < this->sta_.size(); i++) {
     // search for matching STA config, at least one will match (from checks before)
     if (!scan_res.matches(this->sta_[i])) {