diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 4ee9d71291..90aa51c595 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/unpack.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/depends.mk
 
 STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
-STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(call confvar,$(PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS)))
+STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured$(if $(DUMP),,_$(call confvar,$(PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS)))
 STAMP_BUILT:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built
 STAMP_INSTALLED:=$(STAGING_DIR)/stamp/.$(PKG_NAME)_installed
 
diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index bb497fec3b..b1dde1c453 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -80,9 +80,19 @@ define Package/hostapd-utils/description
  IEEE 802.1x/WPA/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator.
 endef
 
-define Build/Configure
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.config_*),$(subst .configured_,.config_,$(STAMP_CONFIGURED)))
+  $(warning $(wildcard $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.config_*) != $(subst .configured_,.config_,$(STAMP_CONFIGURED)))
+  define Build/Configure/rebuild
 	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/hostapd
+	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/*.o
 	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/drivers/drivers.o
+	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.config_*
+	touch $(subst .configured_,.config_,$(STAMP_CONFIGURED))
+  endef
+endif
+
+define Build/Configure
+	$(Build/Configure/rebuild)
 	$(CP) ./files/$(BUILD_VARIANT).config $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/.config
 endef