diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
index 897ee4ff14..051bc89a2d 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
@@ -232,5 +232,5 @@ case "$1" in
 	reload) wifi_reload "$2";;
 	reload_legacy) wifi_reload_legacy "$2";;
 	--help|help) usage;;
-	*) wifi_updown "enable" "$2";;
+	*) ubus call network reload; wifi_updown "enable" "$2";;
 esac