diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
index 7e248add9d3..6a9dce7e8a9 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ wifi_updown() {
 		cmd=up
 	}
 	[ reconf = "$1" ] && {
+		ubus call network reload
 		scan_wifi
 		cmd=reconf
-		ubus call network reload
 	}
 	ubus_wifi_cmd "$cmd" "$2"
 	_wifi_updown "$@"