diff --git a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
index 4a493cb9b2..0e5e5b2962 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
+++ b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_VLAN_DYNAMIC),y)
 HOSTAPD_CONFIG_ENABLE += CONFIG_FULL_DYNAMIC_VLAN
+HOSTAPD_CONFIG_SET += NEED_LINUX_IOCTL
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_VLAN_NETLINK),y)