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