diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index be2a9069c7..8895f8085c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
   ifdef CONFIG_WPA_RFKILL_SUPPORT
     DRIVER_MAKEOPTS += NEED_RFKILL=y
   endif
-  DRIVER_MAKEOPTS += \
-	CONFIG_DRIVER_ROBOSWITCH=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-switch)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_USE_GLIBC