diff --git a/hostapd/config.c b/hostapd/config.c
index e0061cadb..c8c22bb75 100644
--- a/hostapd/config.c
+++ b/hostapd/config.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_read(const char *fname)
 			bss->radius->retry_primary_interval = atoi(pos);
 		} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "radius_acct_interim_interval") == 0)
 		{
-			bss->radius->acct_interim_interval = atoi(pos);
+			bss->acct_interim_interval = atoi(pos);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_RADIUS */
 		} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "auth_algs") == 0) {
 			bss->auth_algs = atoi(pos);
diff --git a/hostapd/config.h b/hostapd/config.h
index 2c6e5fe8b..29b73846a 100644
--- a/hostapd/config.h
+++ b/hostapd/config.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ struct hostapd_bss_config {
 	struct hostapd_ip_addr own_ip_addr;
 	char *nas_identifier;
 	struct hostapd_radius_servers *radius;
+	int acct_interim_interval;
 
 	struct hostapd_ssid ssid;
 
diff --git a/hostapd/ieee802_11.c b/hostapd/ieee802_11.c
index 276fd94a7..75bf62c71 100644
--- a/hostapd/ieee802_11.c
+++ b/hostapd/ieee802_11.c
@@ -601,8 +601,7 @@ static void handle_auth(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt,
 	sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_PREAUTH;
 	ieee802_1x_notify_pre_auth(sta->eapol_sm, 0);
 
-	if (hapd->conf->radius->acct_interim_interval == 0 &&
-	    acct_interim_interval)
+	if (hapd->conf->acct_interim_interval == 0 && acct_interim_interval)
 		sta->acct_interim_interval = acct_interim_interval;
 	if (res == HOSTAPD_ACL_ACCEPT_TIMEOUT)
 		ap_sta_session_timeout(hapd, sta, session_timeout);
diff --git a/hostapd/ieee802_1x.c b/hostapd/ieee802_1x.c
index 056b6fbb5..a6313fd6e 100644
--- a/hostapd/ieee802_1x.c
+++ b/hostapd/ieee802_1x.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ ieee802_1x_receive_auth(struct radius_msg *msg, struct radius_msg *req,
 				      &termination_action))
 		termination_action = RADIUS_TERMINATION_ACTION_DEFAULT;
 
-	if (hapd->conf->radius->acct_interim_interval == 0 &&
+	if (hapd->conf->acct_interim_interval == 0 &&
 	    msg->hdr->code == RADIUS_CODE_ACCESS_ACCEPT &&
 	    radius_msg_get_attr_int32(msg, RADIUS_ATTR_ACCT_INTERIM_INTERVAL,
 				      &acct_interim_interval) == 0) {
diff --git a/hostapd/sta_info.c b/hostapd/sta_info.c
index 70bf716cf..fe319c56b 100644
--- a/hostapd/sta_info.c
+++ b/hostapd/sta_info.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct sta_info * ap_sta_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr)
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "malloc failed");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	sta->acct_interim_interval = hapd->conf->radius->acct_interim_interval;
+	sta->acct_interim_interval = hapd->conf->acct_interim_interval;
 
 	/* initialize STA info data */
 	eloop_register_timeout(hapd->conf->ap_max_inactivity, 0,
diff --git a/src/radius/radius_client.h b/src/radius/radius_client.h
index 096939bc2..eb81234c6 100644
--- a/src/radius/radius_client.h
+++ b/src/radius/radius_client.h
@@ -166,13 +166,6 @@ struct hostapd_radius_servers {
 	 */
 	int retry_primary_interval;
 
-	/**
-	 * acct_interim_interval - Interim accounting update interval
-	 *
-	 * This parameter is not used inside RADIUS client code.
-	 */
-	int acct_interim_interval;
-
 	/**
 	 * msg_dumps - Whether RADIUS message details are shown in stdout
 	 */