diff --git a/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c b/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
--- a/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
+++ b/contrib/wpa/src/drivers/driver_bsd.c
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@
 			   __func__);
 		return -1;
 	}
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+	((bsd_driver_data *)priv)->ifr_flags |= IFF_UP;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1033,6 +1036,10 @@
 	if (bsd_get_iface_flags(drv) < 0)
 		goto bad;
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+	drv->ifr_flags &= ~IFF_UP;
+#endif
+
 	if (bsd_set_mediaopt(drv, IFM_OMASK, IFM_IEEE80211_HOSTAP) < 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "%s: failed to set operation mode",
 			   __func__);
@@ -1688,6 +1695,10 @@
 	if (drv->ifindex != 0 && !drv->if_removed) {
 		wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa(drv, 0);
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+		drv->ifr_flags &= ~IFF_UP;
+#endif
+
 		wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa_internal(drv, drv->prev_wpa,
 						drv->prev_privacy);
 
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"
@@ -20,11 +19,6 @@
 	return 1
 fi
 
-wpa_poststart() {
-	ifconfig ${ifn} down
-	ifconfig ${ifn} up
-}
-
 if is_wired_interface ${ifn} ; then
 	driver="wired"
 else