diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index 002cd5328..4c261f3ca 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ DRIVER_MAKEOPTS= \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_MADWIFI=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_HOSTAP=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-hostap) \
-	CONFIG_IEEE80211N=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k)
+	CONFIG_IEEE80211N=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k) \
+	CONFIG_IEEE80211W=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k)
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),supplicant)
   ifeq ($(LOCAL_VARIANT),full)
diff --git a/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index c83c06df8..78dcf82f0 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ hostapd_set_bss_options() {
 	append "$var" "ssid=$ssid" "$N"
 	[ -n "$bridge" ] && append "$var" "bridge=$bridge" "$N"
 	[ -n "$ieee80211d" ] && append "$var" "ieee80211d=$ieee80211d" "$N"
+
+	[ "$wpa" -ge "2" ] && config_get ieee80211w "$vif" ieee80211w
+	case "$ieee80211w" in
+		[012])
+			append "$var" "ieee80211w=$ieee80211w" "$N"
+		;;
+	esac
 }
 
 hostapd_setup_vif() {