diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index 9ee88b4ba..60c8f8c75 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -290,8 +290,14 @@ int hostapd_set_drv_ieee8021x(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const char *ifname,
 		params.wpa = hapd->conf->wpa;
 		params.ieee802_1x = hapd->conf->ieee802_1x;
 		params.wpa_group = hapd->conf->wpa_group;
-		params.wpa_pairwise = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise |
-			hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+		if ((hapd->conf->wpa & (WPA_PROTO_WPA | WPA_PROTO_RSN)) ==
+		    (WPA_PROTO_WPA | WPA_PROTO_RSN))
+			params.wpa_pairwise = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise |
+				hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+		else if (hapd->conf->wpa & WPA_PROTO_RSN)
+			params.wpa_pairwise = hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+		else if (hapd->conf->wpa & WPA_PROTO_WPA)
+			params.wpa_pairwise = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise;
 		params.wpa_key_mgmt = hapd->conf->wpa_key_mgmt;
 		params.rsn_preauth = hapd->conf->rsn_preauth;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211W
diff --git a/src/ap/beacon.c b/src/ap/beacon.c
index 700985595..51d0c1504 100644
--- a/src/ap/beacon.c
+++ b/src/ap/beacon.c
@@ -956,8 +956,14 @@ int ieee802_11_build_ap_params(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	params->basic_rates = hapd->iface->basic_rates;
 	params->ssid = hapd->conf->ssid.ssid;
 	params->ssid_len = hapd->conf->ssid.ssid_len;
-	params->pairwise_ciphers = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise |
-		hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+	if ((hapd->conf->wpa & (WPA_PROTO_WPA | WPA_PROTO_RSN)) ==
+	    (WPA_PROTO_WPA | WPA_PROTO_RSN))
+		params->pairwise_ciphers = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise |
+			hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+	else if (hapd->conf->wpa & WPA_PROTO_RSN)
+		params->pairwise_ciphers = hapd->conf->rsn_pairwise;
+	else if (hapd->conf->wpa & WPA_PROTO_WPA)
+		params->pairwise_ciphers = hapd->conf->wpa_pairwise;
 	params->group_cipher = hapd->conf->wpa_group;
 	params->key_mgmt_suites = hapd->conf->wpa_key_mgmt;
 	params->auth_algs = hapd->conf->auth_algs;