diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/usr/share/ucode/wifi/utils.uc b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/usr/share/ucode/wifi/utils.uc
index 0ec85056706..7ecfd2d204d 100644
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/usr/share/ucode/wifi/utils.uc
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/usr/share/ucode/wifi/utils.uc
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ function rename_phy_by_name(phys, name, rename) {
 		wiphy: idx,
 		wiphy_name: name
 	});
+
+	let prev_idx = index(phys, prev_name);
+	if (prev_idx >= 0)
+		phys[prev_idx] = name;
+
 	return true;
 }