diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.uc b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.uc
index 9b006878d4..cf31c1bd59 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.uc
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ function iface_hostapd_notify(ifname, iface, state)
 
 	if (!mld) {
 		msg.phy = wpas.data.iface_phy[ifname];
-		if (!phy) {
+		if (!msg.phy) {
 			wpas.printf(`no PHY for ifname ${ifname}`);
 			return;
 		}