diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
index 06b23bdf1f6a..2b018c0267a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     CONFIG_HS20=y
     CONFIG_ACS=y
     CONFIG_GETRANDOM=y
+    CONFIG_SAE=y
   '' + lib.optionalString (sqlite != null) ''
     CONFIG_SQLITE=y
   '';