diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 9a5b29b4d6..b8acee0632 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ endef
 define Package/wpad-mesh
 $(call Package/wpad/Default)
   TITLE+= (with 802.11s mesh and SAE support)
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +libubus +libopenssl +@CONFIG_WPA_SUPPLICANT_OPENSSL
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +libubus +libopenssl +@CONFIG_WPA_SUPPLICANT_OPENSSL @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
   CONFLICTS:=@WPA_SUPPLICANT_INTERNAL
   VARIANT:=wpad-mesh
 endef
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ endef
 define Package/wpa-supplicant-mesh
   $(Package/wpa-supplicant)
   TITLE:=WPA Supplicant (with 802.11s and SAE)
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS)
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
   CONFLICTS:=wpad wpad-mesh wpad-mesh
   VARIANT:=supplicant-mesh
 endef