diff --git a/src/linux/external/hostap/systemd/hostapd@.service.in b/src/linux/external/hostap/systemd/hostapd@.service.in
index 681c7335..c6e5e3d5 100644
--- a/src/linux/external/hostap/systemd/hostapd@.service.in
+++ b/src/linux/external/hostap/systemd/hostapd@.service.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Restart=on-failure
-ExecStart=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SBINDIR@/hostapd -i %i ${HOSTAPD_XTRA_ARGS} @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR@/hostapd/hostapd-%i.conf
+ExecStart=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SBINDIR@/hostapd ${HOSTAPD_XTRA_ARGS} -i %i @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR@/hostapd/hostapd-%i.conf
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target