diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index f4142f76db..38d91875eb 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DRIVER_MAKEOPTS= \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_MADWIFI=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_HOSTAP=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-hostap) \
-	CONFIG_IEEE80211N=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k) \
+	CONFIG_IEEE80211N=$(if ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k)$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2800-lib)),y) \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211W=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k)
 
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)