diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
index 19b157e12d..a2399357c1 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ enable_mac80211() {
 							# make sure this wifi interface won't accidentally stay open without encryption
 							ifconfig "$ifname" down
 						}
-						# wpa_supplicant will bring the iface up
+						mac80211_start_vif "$vif" "$ifname"
 						continue
 					fi
 				}