diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
index 7b1040e47c..393e8f86c7 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
@@ -362,8 +362,10 @@ uc_hostapd_iface_add_bss(uc_vm_t *vm, size_t nargs)
 
 	hapd->driver = iface->bss[0]->driver;
 	hapd->drv_priv = iface->bss[0]->drv_priv;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
 	os_strlcpy(hapd->ctrl_sock_iface, hapd->conf->iface,
 		   sizeof(hapd->ctrl_sock_iface));
+#endif
 	if (interfaces->ctrl_iface_init &&
 	    interfaces->ctrl_iface_init(hapd) < 0)
 		goto free_hapd;