--- a/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
 	HAL_STATUS status;
 	int error = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
-	int autocreatemode = IEEE80211_M_STA;
+	int autocreatemode = -1;
 	u_int8_t csz;
 
 	sc->devid = devid;
