diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
index 6b9662fe930..7e248add9d3 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/wifi
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ wifi_updown() {
 	[ enable = "$1" ] && {
 		_wifi_updown disable "$2"
 		ubus_wifi_cmd "$cmd" "$2"
+		ubus call network reload
 		scan_wifi
 		cmd=up
-		ubus call network reload
 	}
 	[ reconf = "$1" ] && {
 		scan_wifi