diff --git a/contrib/wpa/src/wps/wps_upnp_event.c b/contrib/wpa/src/wps/wps_upnp_event.c
index fd225b06c0c6..a6018fcf98e9 100644
--- a/contrib/wpa/src/wps/wps_upnp_event.c
+++ b/contrib/wpa/src/wps/wps_upnp_event.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int event_send_start(struct subscription *s)
 
 	buf = event_build_message(e);
 	if (buf == NULL) {
-		event_retry(e, 0);
+		event_addr_failure(e);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int event_send_start(struct subscription *s)
 					 event_http_cb, e);
 	if (e->http_event == NULL) {
 		wpabuf_free(buf);
-		event_retry(e, 0);
+		event_addr_failure(e);
 		return -1;
 	}