diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
index 6d144a95c9..adfd948db5 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ enable_mac80211() {
 check_device() {
 	config_get phy "$1" phy
 	[ -z "$phy" ] && {
-		find_mac80211_phy "$1" || return 0
+		find_mac80211_phy "$1" >/dev/null || return 0
 		config_get phy "$1" phy
 	}
 	[ "$phy" = "$dev" ] && found=1