diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ucode.c b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ucode.c
index 660357a43d9..eec39803292 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ucode.c
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ucode.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void wpas_ucode_free_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	if (wpa_ucode_call_prepare("iface_remove"))
 		return;
 
-	uc_value_push(ucv_string_new(wpa_s->ifname));
+	uc_value_push(ucv_get(ucv_string_new(wpa_s->ifname)));
 	uc_value_push(ucv_get(val));
 	ucv_put(wpa_ucode_call(2));
 	ucv_gc(vm);