diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 56e514323..bdfa303c8 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_AP
+NEED_80211_COMMON=y
 NEED_RSN_AUTHENTICATOR=y
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_AP
 OBJS += ap.o