diff --git a/distros/bazzite/build-rootfs.sh b/distros/bazzite/build-rootfs.sh
index 04a9e6f..f4067a1 100755
--- a/distros/bazzite/build-rootfs.sh
+++ b/distros/bazzite/build-rootfs.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ mkdir -p "$CHROOT/var/usrlocal/sbin"
 cp /repo/distros/bazzite/grow-rootfs       "$CHROOT/var/usrlocal/sbin/grow-rootfs"
 chmod +x "$CHROOT/var/usrlocal/sbin/grow-rootfs"
 cp /repo/distros/bazzite/grow-rootfs.service "$CHROOT/etc/systemd/system/grow-rootfs.service"
+
+# Force NetworkManager wifi backend off iwd back to wpa_supplicant. Bazzite
+# defaults to iwd; iwd is incompatible with the PS5 NXP IW620 mwifiex driver
+# (no SSIDs scanned, NM hangs). wpa_supplicant works out of the box.
+mkdir -p "$CHROOT/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d"
+cat > "$CHROOT/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/00-no-iwd.conf" <<'NMCONF'
+[device]
+wifi.backend=wpa_supplicant
+NMCONF
 # Chroot in: disable ostree stack, install PS5 kernel, user setup.
 # Trap to always umount, even if the chroot script exits early.
 cleanup_bazzite_mounts() {