diff --git a/roles/netconfig/tasks/main.yml b/roles/netconfig/tasks/main.yml
index 3eb4e67..c789eac 100644
--- a/roles/netconfig/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/netconfig/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       path: "{{ item.path }}"
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     value:
+      type: "mac80211" # they'd BETTER be.
       band: "{{ item.band | default(wifi_device[item.template].band) | default() }}"
       channel: "{{ item.channel | default(wifi_device[item.template].channel) }}"
       country: "{{ item.country | default(wifi_device[item.template].country) }}"