diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 6dc4e5bf5f..41517e7910 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ mac80211_hostapd_setup_base() {
                [ -n "$vht_capab" ] && append base_cfg "vht_capab=$vht_capab" "$N"
        fi

+       if [ -n "$hostapd_noscan" ] && ! /usr/sbin/hostapd -v11n; then
+               hostapd_noscan=
+       fi
+
        hostapd_prepare_device_config "$hostapd_conf_file" nl80211
        cat >> "$hostapd_conf_file" <<EOF
 ${channel:+channel=$channel}