diff --git a/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh b/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
index 8c0ff78..aaa3a1c 100644
--- a/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
+++ b/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ wireless_vif_parse_encryption() {
 		;;
 		*wep*)
 			auth_type=wep
+			wpa=0
+			wpa_pairwise=
 			case "$encryption" in
 				*shared*)
 					auth_mode_open=0