diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index e71f79b4fe..b0057e93a3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
     https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/6688
 
   */
-  bool promote_to_connecting = counts.discovered && !counts.searching && !counts.connecting;
+  bool promote_to_connecting = counts.discovered && !counts.connecting;
 
   if (this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::IDLE && !counts.connecting && !counts.disconnecting &&
       !promote_to_connecting) {