diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/Makefile b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/Makefile
index ae41f74949..f84522d8fd 100644
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wifi-scripts
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11-wifi-up-oneshot b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11-wifi-up-oneshot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5570672d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11-wifi-up-oneshot
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "${ACTION}" = "add" ] && {
+	[ -f /tmp/.wifi-up ] && exit 0
+	touch /tmp/.wifi-up
+
+	/sbin/wifi isup || /sbin/wifi up
+}