diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
index 17f68af470ea..acc3fb22647f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
@@ -5280,7 +5280,7 @@ static void tcpm_enable_frs_work(struct kthread_work *work)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	/* Send when the state machine is idle */
-	if (port->state != SNK_READY || port->vdm_state != VDM_STATE_DONE || port->send_discover)
+	if (port->state != SNK_READY || port->vdm_sm_running || port->send_discover)
 		goto resched;
 
 	port->upcoming_state = GET_SINK_CAP;