diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/disc/config b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/disc/config
index 873e037408a9adf7e55c43adc45b7384c8e2d603..a12ebad11af0eb37e2981f080599ba888d663b90 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/disc/config
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/disc/config
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ CONFIG_BCM_SECURE_BOOT_SUPPORT=y
 # save space by only including necessary WiFi firmware
 CONFIG_BCM_SELECT_INSTALLED_WIFI_FW=y
 CONFIG_BCM_SELECT_INSTALLED_WIFI_FW_43684c0=y
+
+CONFIG_LIBWIFI_USE_CTRL_IFACE=y
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/eagle/config b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/eagle/config
index e296511ced31d89a9b629b82645fadfeb6c2b175..f02ec6aaf8a857279a14368b0e2f9f2970478968 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/eagle/config
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/eagle/config
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ CONFIG_BCM_VOICE=y
 # CONFIG_PACKAGE_mwan3 is not set
 
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-gryphon-led-kernel-module=y
+
+CONFIG_LIBWIFI_USE_CTRL_IFACE=y
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/smarthub3/config b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/smarthub3/config
index 0d13c7cbc2e8d7116e9604506235481fdd7639c1..d86233635a80bdc36865e3cf5c8e80f63ce7081a 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/smarthub3/config
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/config/smarthub3/config
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ CONFIG_PACKAGE_e2fsprogs=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_e4crypt=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_resize2fs=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_tune2fs=y
+
+CONFIG_LIBWIFI_USE_CTRL_IFACE=y