diff --git a/esphome/components/ble_client/ble_client.cpp b/esphome/components/ble_client/ble_client.cpp
index 3819a6e560..f12d3a21c9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ble_client/ble_client.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ble_client/ble_client.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void BLEClient::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t es
                                     esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t *param) {
   if (event == ESP_GATTC_REG_EVT && this->app_id != param->reg.app_id)
     return;
-  if (event != ESP_GATTC_REG_EVT && esp_gattc_if != ESP_GATT_IF_NONE && gattc_if != this->gattc_if)
+  if (event != ESP_GATTC_REG_EVT && esp_gattc_if != ESP_GATT_IF_NONE && esp_gattc_if != this->gattc_if)
     return;
 
   bool all_established = this->all_nodes_established();