diff --git a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
index 63c5255607..02ed0d8672 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-device-iwd.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ check_connection_compatible(NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError *
                 return FALSE;
             }
         } else if (!NM_IN_SET(security,
-                              NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE,
+                              NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN,
                               NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK)) {
             nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
                                        NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ check_connection_compatible(NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError *
             return FALSE;
         }
 
-        if (!NM_IN_SET(security, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK)) {
+        if (!NM_IN_SET(security, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK)) {
             nm_utils_error_set_literal(
                 error,
                 NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ act_check_interface(NMDeviceIwd *self)
                                                       &security))
         goto failed;
 
-    if (security == NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE) {
+    if (security == NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN) {
         g_dbus_proxy_call(proxy,
                           "StartOpen",
                           g_variant_new("(s)", ssid),
diff --git a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
index 3aa29e6d45..b4b019d3e5 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ mirror_connection(NMIwdManager *        self,
 
         switch (id->security) {
         case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_WEP:
-        case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE:
+        case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN:
         case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK:
             break;
         case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_8021X:
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ mirror_connection(NMIwdManager *        self,
     case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_WEP:
         key_mgmt = "none";
         break;
-    case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE:
+    case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN:
         key_mgmt = NULL;
         break;
     case NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK:
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ interface_added(GDBusObjectManager *object_manager,
             return;
 
         if (nm_streq(type_str, "open"))
-            security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE;
+            security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN;
         else if (nm_streq(type_str, "psk"))
             security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK;
         else if (nm_streq(type_str, "8021x"))
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ interface_removed(GDBusObjectManager *object_manager,
             return;
 
         if (nm_streq(type_str, "open"))
-            id.security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE;
+            id.security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN;
         else if (nm_streq(type_str, "psk"))
             id.security = NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK;
         else if (nm_streq(type_str, "8021x"))
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ nm_iwd_manager_get_ap_mirror_connection(NMIwdManager *self, NMWifiAP *ap)
     NMIwdManagerPrivate *  priv = NM_IWD_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE(self);
     KnownNetworkData *     data;
     char                   name_buf[33];
-    KnownNetworkId         kn_id = {name_buf, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE};
+    KnownNetworkId         kn_id = {name_buf, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN};
     const guint8 *         ssid_bytes;
     gsize                  ssid_len;
     NM80211ApFlags         flags     = nm_wifi_ap_get_flags(ap);
diff --git a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.c b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.c
index 5887cafb96..4764f40ee8 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ nm_wifi_connection_get_iwd_ssid_and_security(NMConnection *        connection,
 
     s_wireless_sec = nm_connection_get_setting_wireless_security(connection);
     if (!s_wireless_sec) {
-        NM_SET_OUT(security, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE);
+        NM_SET_OUT(security, NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN);
         return TRUE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.h b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.h
index 6646bca3ba..474bea41ce 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.h
+++ b/src/core/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "nm-setting-8021x.h"
 
 typedef enum {
-    NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_NONE,
+    NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_OPEN,
     NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_WEP,
     NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_PSK,
     NM_IWD_NETWORK_SECURITY_8021X,