diff --git a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-full.config b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-full.config
index 6e157f749..8ad54dbab 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-full.config
+++ b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-full.config
@@ -402,3 +402,5 @@ CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH_FAST=y
 #LIBS += -lbfd -liberty -lz
 #LIBS_p += -lbfd -liberty -lz
 #LIBS_c += -lbfd -liberty -lz
+
+NEED_80211_COMMON=y
diff --git a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
index 843b64a7d..772e1d980 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
+++ b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
@@ -402,3 +402,5 @@ CONFIG_TLS=internal
 #LIBS += -lbfd -liberty -lz
 #LIBS_p += -lbfd -liberty -lz
 #LIBS_c += -lbfd -liberty -lz
+
+NEED_80211_COMMON=y