diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index dcfdcd2cc8..6230f90287 100755
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ function setup() {
 		wdev_data[v.config.ifname] = config;
 	}
 
-	if (fs.access('/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant', 'x'))
-		supplicant.setup(supplicant_data, data);
-
-	if (fs.access('/usr/sbin/hostapd', 'x'))
-		hostapd.setup(data);
-
 	for (let ifname in active_ifnames) {
 		if (!wdev_data[ifname])
 			continue;
@@ -304,6 +298,12 @@ function setup() {
 		system(`ucode /usr/share/hostap/wdev.uc ${data.phy}${data.phy_suffix} set_config '${if_config}'`);
 	}
 
+	if (fs.access('/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant', 'x'))
+		supplicant.setup(supplicant_data, data);
+
+	if (fs.access('/usr/sbin/hostapd', 'x'))
+		hostapd.setup(data);
+
 	if (length(supplicant_data) > 0)
 		supplicant.start(data);