diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index e210457551..f3aa94b6ea 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/hostapd-common/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/netifd
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/netifd.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/hostapd.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh
 endef
 
 define Package/hostapd/install
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from package/network/services/hostapd/files/netifd.sh
rename to package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh