diff --git a/autotests/util/hwsim.py b/autotests/util/hwsim.py
index ce85f43d..80a847ad 100755
--- a/autotests/util/hwsim.py
+++ b/autotests/util/hwsim.py
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class RadioList(collections.Mapping):
         args = dbus.Dictionary({
             'Name': name,
             'P2P': p2p_device,
+            'NoVirtualInterface': True,
         }, signature='sv')
 
         if iftype_disable: