diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 7c4424135..8dcb71b12 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ OBJS += ../src/ap/beacon.o
 OBJS += ../src/ap/eap_user_db.o
 ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
 OBJS += ../src/ap/ieee802_11_ht.o
+ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211AC
+OBJS += ../src/ap/ieee802_11_vht.o
+endif
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_WNM
 OBJS += ../src/ap/wnm_ap.o
@@ -765,6 +768,9 @@ OBJS += ../src/eap_server/eap_server_methods.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IEEE80211N
+ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211AC
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IEEE80211AC
+endif
 endif
 
 ifdef NEED_AP_MLME
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
index aa6005f7a..98fa30f46 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
@@ -484,6 +484,10 @@ CONFIG_PEERKEY=y
 # IEEE 802.11n (High Throughput) support (mainly for AP mode)
 #CONFIG_IEEE80211N=y
 
+# IEEE 802.11ac (Very High Throughput) support (mainly for AP mode)
+# (depends on CONFIG_IEEE80211N)
+#CONFIG_IEEE80211AC=y
+
 # Wireless Network Management (IEEE Std 802.11v-2011)
 # Note: This is experimental and not complete implementation.
 #CONFIG_WNM=y