diff --git a/src/bindings/c/tests/ov_infer_request_test.cpp b/src/bindings/c/tests/ov_infer_request_test.cpp
index fee2ec76e4d..66d87450a89 100644
--- a/src/bindings/c/tests/ov_infer_request_test.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/c/tests/ov_infer_request_test.cpp
@@ -298,8 +298,12 @@ TEST_P(ov_infer_request_test, infer) {
 
 TEST_P(ov_infer_request_test, cancel) {
     OV_EXPECT_OK(ov_infer_request_set_tensor(infer_request, in_tensor_name, input_tensor));
-
-    OV_EXPECT_OK(ov_infer_request_cancel(infer_request));
+    OV_ASSERT_OK(ov_infer_request_start_async(infer_request));
+    ov_status_e return_status = ov_infer_request_cancel(infer_request);
+    if (return_status == ov_status_e::OK || return_status == ov_status_e::INFER_CANCELLED)
+        GTEST_SUCCEED();
+    else
+        GTEST_FAIL();
 }
 
 TEST_P(ov_infer_request_ppp, infer_ppp) {