diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
index 8a86fec90e4..3c5c9d243f6 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 name="wpa_supplicant"
 desc="WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices"
+start_postcmd="wpa_poststart"
 rcvar=
 
 ifn="$2"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ is_ndis_interface()
 	esac
 }
 
+wpa_poststart() {
+	ifconfig ${ifn} up
+}
+
 if is_wired_interface ${ifn} ; then
 	driver="wired"
 elif is_ndis_interface ${ifn} ; then