diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
index 13390b8667..ff5470b5eb 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mac80211_hostapd_setup_base() {
 	config_get beacon_int "$device" beacon_int
 	config_get basic_rate_list "$device" basic_rate
 	config_get_bool noscan "$device" noscan
+	config_get_bool short_preamble "$device" short_preamble "0"
 
 	hostapd_set_log_options base_cfg "$device"
 
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ mac80211_hostapd_setup_base() {
 			brstr="$brstr$brval"
 		done
 	}
+
+	append base_cfg "preamble=$short_preamble" "$N"
 	
 	cat >> "$cfgfile" <<EOF
 ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd-$phy