diff --git a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
index bb3919e988..0ed1631421 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
+++ b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ HOSTAPD_CONFIG_EDITS += 's/\#\(CONFIG_TLS=\).*/\1internal/'
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTAPD_DRIVER_RTW),y)
-HOSTAPD_PATCH = https://github.com/pritambaral/hostapd-rtl871xdrv/raw/master/rtlxdrv.patch
+HOSTAPD_PATCH += https://github.com/pritambaral/hostapd-rtl871xdrv/raw/master/rtlxdrv.patch
 HOSTAPD_CONFIG_SET += CONFIG_DRIVER_RTW
 endif