diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/usr/share/ucode/wifi/iface.uc b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/usr/share/ucode/wifi/iface.uc
index dd3143f0cd..fc78bfe36f 100644
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/usr/share/ucode/wifi/iface.uc
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files-ucode/usr/share/ucode/wifi/iface.uc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function parse_encryption(config, dev_config) {
 		if (!wpa3_pairwise)
 			break;
 
-		if (config.rsn_override)
+		if (config.rsn_override && wpa3_pairwise != config.wpa_pairwise)
 			config.rsn_override_pairwise = wpa3_pairwise;
 		else
 			config.wpa_pairwise = wpa3_pairwise;