diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-basic.config b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-basic.config
index a9da65deed..db3f7c7a11 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-basic.config
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-basic.config
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CONFIG_BACKEND=file
 # configuration can still be changed, the changes are just not going to be
 # persistent over restarts. This option can be used to reduce code size by
 # about 3.5 kB.
-#CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_WRITE=y
+CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_WRITE=y
 
 # Remove support for configuration blobs to reduce code size by about 1.5 kB.
 #CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_BLOBS=y
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
index 850d22febc..c1e0141edd 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/wpa_supplicant-mini.config
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CONFIG_BACKEND=file
 # configuration can still be changed, the changes are just not going to be
 # persistent over restarts. This option can be used to reduce code size by
 # about 3.5 kB.
-#CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_WRITE=y
+CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_WRITE=y
 
 # Remove support for configuration blobs to reduce code size by about 1.5 kB.
 #CONFIG_NO_CONFIG_BLOBS=y