diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 96b652f671..50c162efa5 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://w1.fi/hostap.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
index fb23e52e67..937825de11 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ hostapd_append_wpa_key_mgmt() {
 	local auth_type="$(echo $auth_type | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')"
 
 	append wpa_key_mgmt "WPA-$auth_type"
-	[ "$ieee80211r" -gt 0 ] && append wpa_key_mgmt "FT-${auth_type}"
-	[ "$ieee80211w" -gt 0 ] && append wpa_key_mgmt "WPA-${auth_type}-SHA256"
+	[ "${ieee80211r:-0}" -gt 0 ] && append wpa_key_mgmt "FT-${auth_type}"
+	[ "${ieee80211w:-0}" -gt 0 ] && append wpa_key_mgmt "WPA-${auth_type}-SHA256"
 }
 
 hostapd_add_log_config() {