diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/files/hostapd-full.config b/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/files/hostapd-full.config
index 22a367f..4e942a6 100644
--- a/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/files/hostapd-full.config
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/files/hostapd-full.config
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 # uBus IPC/RPC System
 # Services can connect to the bus and provide methods
 # that can be called by other services or clients.
-
+CONFIG_UBUS=y
 
 # OpenWrt patch 380-disable-ctrl-iface-mib.patch
 # leads to the MIB only being compiled in if