diff --git a/recipes-fixes/wireless-tools/files/wifi2udp.service b/recipes-fixes/wireless-tools/files/wifi2udp.service
index 93ac787..710c6c5 100644
--- a/recipes-fixes/wireless-tools/files/wifi2udp.service
+++ b/recipes-fixes/wireless-tools/files/wifi2udp.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=WIFI scan service
 
 [Service]
+ExecStartPre=/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 up
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/wifi2udp -w wlan0 -i eth0 10.3.0.2
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2