diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 4e09845533..b2e5b09ad0 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -1655,18 +1655,6 @@ function _interfaces_wlan_clone($device, $wlcfg)
         $wlcfg_mode = $wlcfg['mode'] ?? 'bss';
     }
 
-    switch ($wlcfg_mode) {
-        case "hostap":
-            $mode = 'wlanmode hostap';
-            break;
-        case "adhoc":
-            $mode = 'wlanmode adhoc';
-            break;
-        default:
-            $mode = '';
-            break;
-    }
-
     if (does_interface_exist($device)) {
         $ifconfig_str = shell_safe('/sbin/ifconfig %s', $device);
         if (($wlcfg_mode == 'hostap') && !preg_match('/hostap/si', $ifconfig_str)) {
@@ -1693,9 +1681,9 @@ function _interfaces_wlan_clone($device, $wlcfg)
         $wlan_frmt = ['/sbin/ifconfig wlan create wlandev %s'];
         $wlan_args = [$baseif];
 
-        if (strlen($mode)) {
-            $wlan_args[] = $mode;
-            $wlan_frmt[] = '%s';
+        if (in_array($wlcfg_mode, ['adhoc', 'hostap'])) {
+            $wlan_frmt[] = 'wlanmode %s';
+            $wlan_args[] = $wlcfg_mode;
         }
 
         $wlan_frmt[] = 'bssid name %s';