diff --git a/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c b/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
--- a/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
+++ b/tools/tools/net80211/wlanwds/wlanwds.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Look for a matching interface */
-	for (ifa = ifap; ifa != NULL; ifa++) {
+	for (ifa = ifap; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
 		if (strcmp(ifname, ifa->ifa_name) != 0)
 			continue;