diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 name="wpa_supplicant"
 desc="WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices"
-start_postcmd="wpa_poststart"
 rcvar=
 
 ifn="$2"
@@ -28,11 +27,6 @@
 	esac
 }
 
-wpa_poststart() {
-	ifconfig ${ifn} down
-	sleep 2
-	ifconfig ${ifn} up
-}
 
 if is_wired_interface ${ifn} ; then
 	driver="wired"
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sw.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sw.c
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sw.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sw.c
@@ -860,6 +860,8 @@
 		ss->ss_ops->scan_restart(ss, vap);	/* XXX? */
 		ieee80211_runtask(ic, &ss_priv->ss_scan_start);
 		IEEE80211_UNLOCK(ic);
+
+		ieee80211_notify_scan_done();
 		return;
 	}