diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index b8acee0632..3dff7b4852 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ DRIVER_MAKEOPTS= \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_HOSTAP=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-hostap) \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211N=$(HOSTAPD_IEEE80211N) \
-	CONFIG_IEEE80211W=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT=$(CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT_SUPPORT) \
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_VARIANT),full)
+  CONFIG_IEEE80211W=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
   ifdef CONFIG_WPA_SUPPLICANT_OPENSSL
     ifeq ($(LOCAL_VARIANT),full)