diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 9d8137e00..16bae4907 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -1079,11 +1079,20 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_event_rtm_newlink(void *ctx,
 	}
 
 	if (drv->if_disabled && (ifi->ifi_flags & IFF_UP)) {
+		namebuf[0] = '\0';
 		if (if_indextoname(ifi->ifi_index, namebuf) &&
 		    linux_iface_up(drv->global->ioctl_sock, namebuf) == 0) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Ignore interface up "
 				   "event since interface %s is down",
 				   namebuf);
+			return;
+		}
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Interface up (%s/%s)",
+			   namebuf, ifname);
+		if (os_strcmp(drv->first_bss->ifname, ifname) != 0) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+				   "nl80211: Not the main interface (%s) - do not indicate interface up",
+				   drv->first_bss->ifname);
 		} else if (if_nametoindex(drv->first_bss->ifname) == 0) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Ignore interface up "
 				   "event since interface %s does not exist",
@@ -1096,7 +1105,6 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_event_rtm_newlink(void *ctx,
 			/* Re-read MAC address as it may have changed */
 			nl80211_refresh_mac(drv, ifi->ifi_index, 0);
 
-			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Interface up");
 			drv->if_disabled = 0;
 			wpa_supplicant_event(drv->ctx, EVENT_INTERFACE_ENABLED,
 					     NULL);