diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index ff80df355d..eccb158abf 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
-PKG_VERSION:=0.6.5
+PKG_VERSION:=0.6.6
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://hostap.epitest.fi/releases/
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=hostapd-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=a33c0c1b1d0445fe3f60d23d637a80b7
+PKG_MD5SUM:=cba36847d38c753731afefe1460f5f90
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi:madwifi PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211:mac80211 PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211:libnl
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk