diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
index 90801dcbd5..a7c032f669 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S35wifi
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ conf="/data/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"
 
 log="/var/log/wpa_supplicant.log"
 prog="/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant"
-driver=wext
+driver=nl80211,wext
 
 sys_watch_conf="/etc/watch.conf"
 boot_watch_conf="/boot/watch.conf"