diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 16817db6b..92a66dcb9 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -3343,7 +3343,7 @@ otError Interpreter::ProcessPing(Arg aArgs[])
 
     if (!async)
     {
-        error = kErrorPending;
+        error = OT_ERROR_PENDING;
     }
 
 exit: