diff --git a/src/confd/src/interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
index 9f7be99a..6c33659b 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/interfaces.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int ifchange_cand_infer_type(sr_session_ctx_t *session, const char *path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!fnmatch("wifi+([0-9])", ifname, FNM_EXTMATCH))
+	if (!fnmatch("wifi+([0-9])*", ifname, FNM_EXTMATCH))
 		inferred.data.string_val = "infix-if-type:wifi";
 	else if (iface_is_phys(ifname))
 		inferred.data.string_val = "infix-if-type:ethernet";