diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 26ee21e24..962b8c3ad 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@
 
 #ifdef HOSTAPD
 #include "ieee802_11_common.h"
+#endif /* HOSTAPD */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBNL20
 /* libnl 2.0 compatibility code */
+#define nl_handle nl_sock
 #define nl_handle_alloc_cb nl_socket_alloc_cb
 #define nl_handle_destroy nl_socket_free
 #endif /* CONFIG_LIBNL20 */
 
-#endif /* HOSTAPD */
-
 
 #ifndef IFF_LOWER_UP
 #define IFF_LOWER_UP   0x10000         /* driver signals L1 up         */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 1f23643ee..9f0cc7d6a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211
 OBJS_d += ../src/drivers/driver_nl80211.o
 LIBS += -lnl
+ifdef CONFIG_LIBNL20
+LIBS += -lnl-genl
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_LIBNL20
+endif
 ifdef CONFIG_CLIENT_MLME
 OBJS_d += ../src/utils/radiotap.o
 endif