diff --git a/hostapd/beacon.c b/hostapd/beacon.c
index b7eb86a6b..8ccfa1248 100644
--- a/hostapd/beacon.c
+++ b/hostapd/beacon.c
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ void ieee802_11_set_beacon(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	os_free(tail);
 	os_free(head);
 
+	if (hostapd_set_dtim_period(hapd, hapd->conf->dtim_period))
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not set DTIM period for kernel "
+			   "driver");
+
 	if (hostapd_set_cts_protect(hapd, cts_protection))
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to set CTS protect in kernel "
 			   "driver");
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.c b/hostapd/hostapd.c
index 308d81646..8531d0a4a 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.c
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.c
@@ -1292,12 +1292,6 @@ static int hostapd_setup_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int first)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (hostapd_set_dtim_period(hapd, hapd->conf->dtim_period)) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not set DTIM period for kernel "
-			   "driver");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	/* Set SSID for the kernel driver (to be used in beacon and probe
 	 * response frames) */
 	if (set_ssid && hostapd_set_ssid(hapd, (u8 *) conf->ssid.ssid,