diff --git a/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/hawkbit_autohandler.c b/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/hawkbit_autohandler.c
index 3b2dfa7719f98..bba9ab55372c0 100644
--- a/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/hawkbit_autohandler.c
+++ b/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/hawkbit_autohandler.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int hawkbit_autohandler_set_delay(k_timeout_t timeout, bool if_bigger)
 
 void hawkbit_autohandler(bool auto_reschedule)
 {
+	k_event_clear(&hawkbit_autohandler_event, UINT32_MAX);
+
 	if (auto_reschedule) {
 		k_work_reschedule(&hawkbit_work_handle, K_NO_WAIT);
 	} else {