diff --git a/src/platform/Linux/ConnectivityManagerImpl.cpp b/src/platform/Linux/ConnectivityManagerImpl.cpp
index 449527de2ee611..1b3dc9edd67e54 100644
--- a/src/platform/Linux/ConnectivityManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/Linux/ConnectivityManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ ConnectivityManagerImpl::ConnectWiFiNetworkAsync(ByteSpan ssid, ByteSpan credent
     memcpy(keyStr, credentials.data(), credentials.size());
     g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "ssid", g_variant_new_string(ssidStr));
     g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "psk", g_variant_new_string(keyStr));
-    g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "key_mgmt", g_variant_new_string("WPA-PSK"));
+    g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "key_mgmt", g_variant_new_string("SAE WPA-PSK"));
     args = g_variant_builder_end(&builder);
 
     result = wpa_fi_w1_wpa_supplicant1_interface_call_add_network_sync(mWpaSupplicant.iface, args, &mWpaSupplicant.networkPath,
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR ConnectivityManagerImpl::ProvisionWiFiNetwork(const char * ssid, cons
     g_variant_builder_init(&builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARDICT);
     g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "ssid", g_variant_new_string(ssid));
     g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "psk", g_variant_new_string(key));
-    g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "key_mgmt", g_variant_new_string("WPA-PSK"));
+    g_variant_builder_add(&builder, "{sv}", "key_mgmt", g_variant_new_string("SAE WPA-PSK"));
     args = g_variant_builder_end(&builder);
 
     result = wpa_fi_w1_wpa_supplicant1_interface_call_add_network_sync(mWpaSupplicant.iface, args, &mWpaSupplicant.networkPath,