diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 5a353e67ed..f1d057d44e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://w1.fi/hostap.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 16925d58a2..144e49b120 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_run() {
 
 	_wpa_supplicant_common "$ifname"
 
-	/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -s \
+	/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B \
 		${network_bridge:+-b $network_bridge} \
 		-P "/var/run/wpa_supplicant-${ifname}.pid" \
 		-D ${_w_driver:-wext} \