diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index 5d279c51c5..2fbfb98e3c 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ define Build/RunMake
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		$(DRIVER_MAKEOPTS) \
 		LIBS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+		BCHECK= \
 		$(2)
 endef