diff --git a/hostapd/main.c b/hostapd/main.c
index f33a160af..d8c27765c 100644
--- a/hostapd/main.c
+++ b/hostapd/main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "eap_server/tncs.h"
 #include "ap/hostapd.h"
 #include "ap/ap_config.h"
+#include "ap/ap_drv_ops.h"
 #include "config_file.h"
 #include "eap_register.h"
 #include "dump_state.h"
@@ -316,7 +317,8 @@ hostapd_interface_init(struct hapd_interfaces *interfaces,
 			iface->bss[0]->conf->logger_stdout_level--;
 	}
 
-	if (iface->conf->bss[0].iface[0] != 0) {
+	if (iface->conf->bss[0].iface[0] != 0 ||
+	    hostapd_drv_none(iface->bss[0])) {
 		if (hostapd_driver_init(iface) ||
 			hostapd_setup_interface(iface)) {
 			hostapd_interface_deinit_free(iface);