diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 3e7b010fbb..fbd405156a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   uint8_t pending_notify_regs_{0};
   bool auto_connect_{false};
   bool paired_{false};
-  // Always set by release_services(); the stack's GATT database must not be walked after it
+  // Set by release_services() on RAM-cache builds; the stack's GATT database must not be walked after it
   bool services_released_{false};
   // 8 bytes used, no padding
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index 59b65352b1..b4b793b4d0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() {
   if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::IDLE) {
     this->cleanup_scan_state_(true);
   }
+  // A failure latched by the old stack must not be handled against the next.
+  this->scan_start_failed_ = ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  this->scan_set_param_failed_ = ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
   this->ble_was_disabled_ = true;
 }