diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index cb31b58644..95b34141e7 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ define Package/wpa-supplicant/install
 endef
 Package/wpa-supplicant-mini/install = $(Package/wpa-supplicant/install)
 
-ifneq ($(LOCAL_VARIANT),hostapd)
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
   define Package/wpa-cli/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli $(1)/usr/sbin/