diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 2635699adb4e7141c20f9f3d7741ab3438218bf5..2fd025b1277243a6e0bcb110b0e89b5875797868 100755
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ enable_atheros() {
 			esac
 			iwconfig "$ifname" channel 0 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
 			ifconfig "$ifname" up
+			sleep 1
 			iwpriv "$ifname" mode "$agmode"
 			iwpriv "$ifname" pureg "$pureg"
 			iwconfig "$ifname" channel "$channel" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null