diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 538f8df..00f3614 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,6 @@ static int p2p_ctrl_connect(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *cmd,
 	pos = cmd + 17;
 	if (*pos != ' ')
 		return -1;
-	pos++;
 
 	persistent_group = os_strstr(pos, " persistent") != NULL;
 	pos2 = os_strstr(pos, " persistent=");