diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/381-hostapd_cli_UNKNOWN-COMMAND.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/381-hostapd_cli_UNKNOWN-COMMAND.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81e6588e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/381-hostapd_cli_UNKNOWN-COMMAND.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
++++ b/hostapd/hostapd_cli.c
+@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static int wpa_ctrl_command_sta(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, const char *cmd,
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	buf[len] = '\0';
+-	if (memcmp(buf, "FAIL", 4) == 0)
++	if (memcmp(buf, "FAIL", 4) == 0 || memcmp(buf, "UNKNOWN COMMAND", 15) == 0)
+ 		return -1;
+ 	if (print)
+ 		printf("%s", buf);
+-- 
+2.11.0