diff --git a/pkg/pillar/cmd/nim/nim.go b/pkg/pillar/cmd/nim/nim.go
index 79cfd81e6c..50e08dfc35 100644
--- a/pkg/pillar/cmd/nim/nim.go
+++ b/pkg/pillar/cmd/nim/nim.go
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ func (n *nim) includeLastResortPort(ifAttrs netmonitor.IfAttrs) bool {
 	exclude := strings.HasPrefix(ifName, "vif") ||
 		strings.HasPrefix(ifName, "nbu") ||
 		strings.HasPrefix(ifName, "nbo") ||
+		strings.HasPrefix(ifName, "wlan") ||
 		strings.HasPrefix(ifName, "keth")
 	if exclude {
 		return false