diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_eap_client.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_eap_client.c
index 761c730ca4..0340773ff2 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_eap_client.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_eap_client.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void wpa2_rxq_deinit(void)
 
 void wpa2_task(void *pvParameters )
 {
-    ETSEvent *e;
+    ETSEvent e;
     struct eap_sm *sm = gEapSm;
     bool task_del = false;
 
@@ -206,16 +206,16 @@ void wpa2_task(void *pvParameters )
 
     for (;;) {
         if ( TRUE == os_queue_recv(s_wpa2_queue, &e, OS_BLOCK) ) {
-            if (e->sig < SIG_WPA2_MAX) {
+            if (e.sig < SIG_WPA2_MAX) {
                 DATA_MUTEX_TAKE();
-                if(sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e->sig]) {
-                    sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e->sig]--;
+                if(sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e.sig]) {
+                    sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e.sig]--;
                 } else {
-                    wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpa2_task: invalid sig cnt, sig=%" PRId32 " cnt=%d", e->sig, sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e->sig]);
+                    wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpa2_task: invalid sig cnt, sig=%" PRId32 " cnt=%d", e.sig, sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[e.sig]);
                 }
                 DATA_MUTEX_GIVE();
             }
-            switch (e->sig) {
+            switch (e.sig) {
             case SIG_WPA2_TASK_DEL:
                 task_del = true;
                 break;
@@ -235,12 +235,9 @@ void wpa2_task(void *pvParameters )
             default:
                 break;
             }
-            os_free(e);
-        }
-
-        if (task_del) {
-            break;
-        } else {
+            if (task_del) {
+                break;
+            }
             if (s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem) {
                 wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "EAP: wifi->EAP api completed");
                 os_semphr_give(s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem);
@@ -268,6 +265,7 @@ void wpa2_task(void *pvParameters )
 int wpa2_post(uint32_t sig, uint32_t par)
 {
     struct eap_sm *sm = gEapSm;
+    ETSEvent evt;
 
     if (!sm) {
         return ESP_FAIL;
@@ -277,28 +275,20 @@ int wpa2_post(uint32_t sig, uint32_t par)
     if (sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[sig]) {
         DATA_MUTEX_GIVE();
         return ESP_OK;
+    }
+    sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[sig]++;
+    DATA_MUTEX_GIVE();
+    evt.sig = sig;
+    evt.par = par;
+    if (os_queue_send(s_wpa2_queue, &evt, os_task_ms_to_tick(10)) != TRUE) {
+        wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "EAP: Q S E");
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    }
+    if (s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem) {
+        os_semphr_take(s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem, OS_BLOCK);
+        wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "EAP: EAP api return, sm->state(%d)", sm->finish_state);
     } else {
-        ETSEvent *evt = (ETSEvent *)os_malloc(sizeof(ETSEvent));
-        if (evt == NULL) {
-            wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "EAP: E N M");
-            DATA_MUTEX_GIVE();
-            return ESP_FAIL;
-        }
-        sm->wpa2_sig_cnt[sig]++;
-        DATA_MUTEX_GIVE();
-        evt->sig = sig;
-        evt->par = par;
-        if (os_queue_send(s_wpa2_queue, &evt, os_task_ms_to_tick(10)) != TRUE) {
-            wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "EAP: Q S E");
-            return ESP_FAIL;
-        } else {
-            if (s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem) {
-                os_semphr_take(s_wifi_wpa2_sync_sem, OS_BLOCK);
-                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "EAP: EAP api return, sm->state(%d)", sm->finish_state);
-            } else {
-                wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "EAP: null wifi->EAP sync sem");
-            }
-        }
+        wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "EAP: null wifi->EAP sync sem");
     }
     return ESP_OK;
 }