diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
index 8a86fec90e4d..3c5c9d243f68 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
@@ -1,47 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: wpa_supplicant
 # REQUIRE: mountcritremote
 # KEYWORD: nojail nostart
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 . /etc/network.subr
 
 name="wpa_supplicant"
 desc="WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices"
+start_postcmd="wpa_poststart"
 rcvar=
 
 ifn="$2"
 if [ -z "$ifn" ]; then
 	return 1
 fi
 
 is_ndis_interface()
 {
 	case `sysctl -n net.wlan.${1#wlan}.%parent 2>/dev/null` in
 		ndis*) true ;;
 		*) false ;;
 	esac
 }
 
+wpa_poststart() {
+	ifconfig ${ifn} up
+}
+
 if is_wired_interface ${ifn} ; then
 	driver="wired"
 elif is_ndis_interface ${ifn} ; then
 	driver="ndis"
 else
 	driver="bsd"
 fi
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 command=${wpa_supplicant_program}
 conf_file=${wpa_supplicant_conf_file}
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}/${ifn}.pid"
 command_args="-B -i $ifn -c $conf_file -D $driver -P $pidfile"
 required_files=$conf_file
 required_modules="wlan_wep wlan_tkip wlan_ccmp"
 
 run_rc_command "$1"