diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 0ffb14dc7..e221e5867 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -7288,6 +7288,12 @@ static void *i802_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_LIBNL3_ROUTE */
 
+	if (drv->capa.flags2 & WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_RX) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+			   "nl80211: Do not open EAPOL RX socket - using control port for RX");
+		goto skip_eapol_sock;
+	}
+
 	drv->eapol_sock = socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, htons(ETH_P_PAE));
 	if (drv->eapol_sock < 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "nl80211: socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, ETH_P_PAE) failed: %s",
@@ -7300,6 +7306,7 @@ static void *i802_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "nl80211: Could not register read socket for eapol");
 		goto failed;
 	}
+skip_eapol_sock:
 
 	if (linux_get_ifhwaddr(drv->global->ioctl_sock, bss->ifname,
 			       params->own_addr))