diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index 4a6924be3..3ebf0584e 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_mesh_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (!ifmsh)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ifmsh->drv_flags = wpa_s->drv_flags;
 	ifmsh->num_bss = 1;
 	ifmsh->bss = os_calloc(wpa_s->ifmsh->num_bss,
 			       sizeof(struct hostapd_data *));