diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless-device.uc b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless-device.uc
index 2f16d26ff6c..d328746ea70 100644
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless-device.uc
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless-device.uc
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ function wdev_mark_up(wdev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	wdev_reset(wdev);
+
 	for (let section, data in wdev.handler_data) {
 		if (data.ifname)
 			handle_link(data.ifname, data, true);