diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
index 930755ffb5..43cc99b290 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 	[ -n "$hwmode" ] && append base_cfg "hw_mode=$hwmode" "$N"
 
 	local brlist= br
+	json_get_values basic_rate_list basic_rate
 	for br in $basic_rate_list; do
 		hostapd_add_rate brlist "$br"
 	done