diff --git a/package/hostapd/Config.in b/package/hostapd/Config.in
index f6182a9268..d23e5e1dca 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Config.in
+++ b/package/hostapd/Config.in
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_HAS_WIFI_DRIVERS
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_ACS
 	bool "Enable ACS"
 	default y
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_DRIVER_NL80211
 	help
 	  Enable support for standard ACS (Automatic Channel Selection).
 	  Some propietary drivers use a custom algorithm which requires
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_ACS
 	  causing hostapd to use the standard one which doesn't work
 	  for those cases.
 
+comment "ACS is currently only supported through the nl80211 driver"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_DRIVER_NL80211
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_EAP
 	bool "Enable EAP"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS