diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
index 39cda12855..fb72a892f9 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 PKG_NAME:=mac80211
 
 PKG_VERSION:=2017-01-31
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources
 PKG_BACKPORT_VERSION:=
 PKG_HASH:=75e6d39e34cf156212a2509172a4a62b673b69eb4a1d9aaa565f7fa719fa2317
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 9ebd76be49..cda6f9f438 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ mac80211_hostapd_setup_base() {
 			vht_max_mpdu_hw=11454
 		[ "$vht_max_mpdu_hw" != 3895 ] && \
 			vht_capab="$vht_capab[MAX-MPDU-$vht_max_mpdu_hw]"
-			
+
 		# maximum A-MPDU length exponent
 		vht_max_a_mpdu_len_exp_hw=0
 		[ "$(($vht_cap & 58720256))" -ge 8388608 -a 1 -le "$vht_max_a_mpdu_len_exp" ] && \
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ mac80211_setup_adhoc() {
 	[ -n "$mcast_rate" ] && wpa_supplicant_add_rate mcval "$mcast_rate"
 
 	iw dev "$ifname" ibss join "$ssid" $freq $ibss_htmode fixed-freq $bssid \
-		${beacon_int:+beacon-interval $beacon_int} \
+		beacon-interval $beacon_int \
 		${brstr:+basic-rates $brstr} \
 		${mcval:+mcast-rate $mcval} \
 		${keyspec:+keys $keyspec}
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ mac80211_setup_vif() {
 				esac
 
 				freq="$(get_freq "$phy" "$channel")"
-				iw dev "$ifname" mesh join "$mesh_id" freq $freq $mesh_htmode ${mcval:+mcast-rate $mcval}
+				iw dev "$ifname" mesh join "$mesh_id" freq $freq $mesh_htmode \
+					${mcval:+mcast-rate $mcval} \
+					beacon-interval $beacon_int
 			fi
 
 			for var in $MP_CONFIG_INT $MP_CONFIG_BOOL $MP_CONFIG_STRING; do
@@ -720,7 +722,7 @@ drv_mac80211_setup() {
 		country chanbw distance \
 		txpower antenna_gain \
 		rxantenna txantenna \
-		frag rts beacon_int htmode
+		frag rts beacon_int:100 htmode
 	json_get_values basic_rate_list basic_rate
 	json_select ..
 
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index f3aa94b6ea..b7cc6b9c34 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://w1.fi/hostap.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 816dd8cad5..86e9a32e5b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 	local base="${config%%.conf}"
 	local base_cfg=
 
-	json_get_vars country country_ie beacon_int doth require_mode legacy_rates
+	json_get_vars country country_ie beacon_int:100 doth require_mode legacy_rates
 
 	hostapd_set_log_options base_cfg
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 
 	[ -n "$rlist" ] && append base_cfg "supported_rates=$rlist" "$N"
 	[ -n "$brlist" ] && append base_cfg "basic_rates=$brlist" "$N"
-	[ -n "$beacon_int" ] && append base_cfg "beacon_int=$beacon_int" "$N"
+	append base_cfg "beacon_int=$beacon_int" "$N"
 
 	cat > "$config" <<EOF
 driver=$driver
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 		esac
 	}
 	[ -n "$bssid" ] && append network_data "bssid=$bssid" "$N$T"
-	[ -n "$beacon_int" ] && append network_data "beacon_int=$beacon_int" "$N$T"
 
 	local bssid_blacklist bssid_whitelist
 	json_get_values bssid_blacklist bssid_blacklist