diff --git a/templates/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.rc b/templates/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.rc
index 38cca5f690..274ada6958 100644
--- a/templates/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.rc
+++ b/templates/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 command=/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
 : ${wpa_supplicant_conf:=/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf}
+: ${wpa_supplicant_log:=/var/log/wpa_supplicant.log}
 wpa_supplicant_if=${wpa_supplicant_if:+-i}$wpa_supplicant_if
-command_args="$wpa_supplicant_args -B -c$wpa_supplicant_conf $wpa_supplicant_if"
+command_args="$wpa_supplicant_args -f $wpa_supplicant_log -B -c $wpa_supplicant_conf $wpa_supplicant_if"
 name="WPA Supplicant Daemon"
 
 depend()