diff --git a/create_ap b/create_ap
index 947f2b7..61e1c86 100755
--- a/create_ap
+++ b/create_ap
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ CONFDIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/create_ap.${WIFI_IFACE}.conf.XXXXXXXX)
 echo "Config dir: $CONFDIR"
 
 if [[ $NO_VIRT -eq 0 ]]; then
-    VWIFI_IFACE=${WIFI_IFACE}ap
+    VWIFI_IFACE=ap${WIFI_IFACE}
 
     # in NetworkManager 0.9.10 and above we can set the interface as unmanaged without
     # the need of MAC address, so we set it before we create the virtual interface.