diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index acc69f24d92..22bfc7dc8b9 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -863,6 +863,9 @@ network6_interface_setup()
 			case ${i} in
 			lo0|gif[0-9]*|stf[0-9]*|faith[0-9]*|lp[0-9]*|sl[0-9]*|tun[0-9]*|pflog[0-9]*|pfsync[0-9]*)
 				;;
+			# Wireless NIC cards are virtualized through the wlan interface
+			an[0-9]*|ath[0-9]*|ipw[0-9]*|iwi[0-9]*|iwn[0-9]*|ral[0-9]*|wi[0-9]*|wl[0-9]*|wpi[0-9]*)
+				;;
 			*)
 				rtsol_interfaces="${rtsol_interfaces} ${i}"
 				;;