diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index 172e89b259..6f3c639e69 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
 PKG_VERSION:=20100705
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_REV:=2f1ce78bf78cecd7021385b04a4f55f22e76ab97
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
diff --git a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.sh b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.sh
index 515fa6c0da..6112517f37 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.sh
+++ b/package/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant.sh
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ wpa_supplicant_setup_vif() {
 				tls)
 					pairwise='pairwise=CCMP'
 					group='group=CCMP'
+					config_get identity "$vif" identity
 					config_get priv_key "$vif" priv_key
 					config_get priv_key_pwd "$vif" priv_key_pwd
+					identity="identity=\"$identity\""
 					priv_key="private_key=\"$priv_key\""
 					priv_key_pwd="private_key_passwd=\"$priv_key_pwd\""
 				;;