diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
index a904546b4cb2..8887491bd5c3 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ EOF
 # existing system, start it. Otherwise, fail.
 #
 if ! wpa_cli ping > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-	([ "$BSDINSTALL_CONFIGCURRENT" ] &&
-		wpa_supplicant -B -i $1 -c "$BSDINSTALL_TMPETC/wpa_supplicant.conf") ||
+	if [ ! "$BSDINSTALL_CONFIGCURRENT" ]; then
 		$DIALOG --backtitle "$DIALOG_BACKTITLE" --title "$msg_error" --msgbox \
-		"Wireless cannot be configured without making changes to the local system!" 0 0; exit 1 || exit 1
+			"Wireless cannot be configured without making changes to the local system!" 0 0
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	wpa_supplicant -B -i $1 -c "$BSDINSTALL_TMPETC/wpa_supplicant.conf") || exit 1
 
 	if ! wpa_cli ping > /dev/null 2>&1 && [ ! "$BSDINSTALL_CONFIGCURRENT" ]; then
 		$DIALOG \