diff --git a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
index dca07c1bc5..5aa2b9a9e8 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
+++ b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ define HOSTAPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/hostapd
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/$(HOSTAPD_SUBDIR)/hostapd_cli \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/hostapd_cli
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/$(HOSTAPD_SUBDIR)/hostapd.conf \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/hostapd.conf
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))