--- /dev/null
+--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
++++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+@@ -6995,8 +6995,6 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode(s
+ ret = nl80211_set_mode(drv, drv->ifindex, nlmode);
+ if (ret == -EACCES)
+ break;
+- res = linux_set_iface_flags(drv->global->ioctl_sock,
+- bss->ifname, 1);
+ if (res && !ret)
+ ret = -1;
+ else if (ret != -EBUSY)
+@@ -7012,6 +7010,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode(s
+ "interface is down");
+ drv->nlmode = nlmode;
+ drv->ignore_if_down_event = 1;
++ linux_set_iface_flags(drv->global->ioctl_sock, bss->ifname, 1);
+ }
+
+ done: