diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index 656f0a722..b390450c6 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int hostapd_if_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		return -1;
 	return hapd->driver->if_add(hapd->drv_priv, type, ifname, addr,
 				    bss_ctx, drv_priv, force_ifname, if_addr,
-				    bridge, use_existing);
+				    bridge, use_existing, 1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 1ed232097..d3f7057d1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -2407,12 +2407,13 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	 *	change interface address)
 	 * @bridge: Bridge interface to use or %NULL if no bridge configured
 	 * @use_existing: Whether to allow existing interface to be used
+	 * @setup_ap: Whether to setup AP for %WPA_IF_AP_BSS interfaces
 	 * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure
 	 */
 	int (*if_add)(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		      const char *ifname, const u8 *addr, void *bss_ctx,
 		      void **drv_priv, char *force_ifname, u8 *if_addr,
-		      const char *bridge, int use_existing);
+		      const char *bridge, int use_existing, int setup_ap);
 
 	/**
 	 * if_remove - Remove a virtual interface
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index e83a3dfbd..43dd0b165 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -5903,7 +5903,8 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_if_add(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 				     const char *ifname, const u8 *addr,
 				     void *bss_ctx, void **drv_priv,
 				     char *force_ifname, u8 *if_addr,
-				     const char *bridge, int use_existing)
+				     const char *bridge, int use_existing,
+				     int setup_ap)
 {
 	enum nl80211_iftype nlmode;
 	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
@@ -5987,7 +5988,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_if_add(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		os_memcpy(if_addr, new_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	}
 
-	if (type == WPA_IF_AP_BSS) {
+	if (type == WPA_IF_AP_BSS && setup_ap) {
 		struct i802_bss *new_bss = os_zalloc(sizeof(*new_bss));
 		if (new_bss == NULL) {
 			if (added)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
index f32515433..3c2d80b42 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static inline int wpa_drv_if_add(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (wpa_s->driver->if_add)
 		return wpa_s->driver->if_add(wpa_s->drv_priv, type, ifname,
 					     addr, bss_ctx, NULL, force_ifname,
-					     if_addr, bridge, 0);
+					     if_addr, bridge, 0, 0);
 	return -1;
 }