diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 1fa39b8261..baa023ecf6 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ drv_mac80211_setup() {
 	for_each_interface "ap" mac80211_prepare_vif
 
 	[ -n "$hostapd_ctrl" ] && {
-		/usr/sbin/hostapd -P /var/run/wifi-$phy.pid -B "$hostapd_conf_file"
+		/usr/sbin/hostapd -s -P /var/run/wifi-$phy.pid -B "$hostapd_conf_file"
 		ret="$?"
 		wireless_add_process "$(cat /var/run/wifi-$phy.pid)" "/usr/sbin/hostapd" 1
 		[ "$ret" != 0 ] && {