diff --git a/tools/tools/net80211/scripts/setup.tdma-slave b/tools/tools/net80211/scripts/setup.tdma-slave
index dc6c29ea8fd0..22607c2f842f 100644
--- a/tools/tools/net80211/scripts/setup.tdma-slave
+++ b/tools/tools/net80211/scripts/setup.tdma-slave
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PATH=.:$PATH
 SSID='freebsd+tdma'
 
 WLAN=`ifconfig wlan create wlanmode tdma wlandev $WIRELESS`
-ifconfig $WLAN ssid "$SSID" 0
+ifconfig $WLAN ssid "$SSID"
 wlandebug -i $WLAN state+scan+tdma
 
 BRIDGE=`ifconfig bridge create`