diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
index 26a58b2c61..7aaad02ac2 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class HostapdHidlTest : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase {
    protected:
     std::string getPrimaryWlanIfaceName() {
         std::array<char, PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX> buffer;
+        auto res = property_get("wifi.sap.interface", buffer.data(), nullptr);
+        if (res > 0) return buffer.data();
         property_get("wifi.interface", buffer.data(), "wlan0");
         return buffer.data();
     }