diff --git a/hostapd/defconfig b/hostapd/defconfig
index c67c6622d..77a894d5e 100644
--- a/hostapd/defconfig
+++ b/hostapd/defconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=y
 #CONFIG_LIBNL20=y
 
 # Use libnl 3.2 libraries (if this is selected, CONFIG_LIBNL20 is ignored)
-#CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
+CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
 
 
 # Driver interface for FreeBSD net80211 layer (e.g., Atheros driver)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
index 08f585779..af281e56d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=y
 #CONFIG_LIBNL20=y
 
 # Use libnl 3.2 libraries (if this is selected, CONFIG_LIBNL20 is ignored)
-#CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
+CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
 
 
 # Driver interface for FreeBSD net80211 layer (e.g., Atheros driver)