diff --git a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
index 4420142fbd..8981d9247e 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
+++ b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_HAS_WIFI_DRIVERS),y)
 HOSTAPD_CONFIG_ENABLE += \
 	CONFIG_HS20 \
+	CONFIG_IEEE80211AX \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211AC \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211N \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211R \