--- a/hostapd/main.c
+++ b/hostapd/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/eloop.h"
+#include "utils/build_features.h"
 #include "crypto/random.h"
 #include "crypto/tls.h"
 #include "common/version.h"
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	wpa_supplicant_event = hostapd_wpa_event;
 	for (;;) {
-		c = getopt(argc, argv, "Bde:f:hKP:tv");
+		c = getopt(argc, argv, "Bde:f:hKP:tv::");
 		if (c < 0)
 			break;
 		switch (c) {
@@ -583,6 +584,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			wpa_debug_timestamp++;
 			break;
 		case 'v':
+			if (optarg)
+				exit(!has_feature(optarg));
 			show_version();
 			exit(1);
 			break;
--- a/wpa_supplicant/main.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "build_features.h"
 #include "wpa_supplicant_i.h"
 #include "driver_i.h"
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	for (;;) {
 		c = getopt(argc, argv,
-			   "b:Bc:C:D:de:f:g:hH:i:KLNo:O:p:P:qsTtuvW");
+			   "b:Bc:C:D:de:f:g:hH:i:KLNo:O:p:P:qsTtuv::W");
 		if (c < 0)
 			break;
 		switch (c) {
@@ -237,8 +238,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_DBUS */
 		case 'v':
-			printf("%s\n", wpa_supplicant_version);
-			exitcode = 0;
+			if (optarg) {
+				exitcode = !has_feature(optarg);
+			} else {
+				printf("%s\n", wpa_supplicant_version);
+				exitcode = 0;
+			}
 			goto out;
 		case 'W':
 			params.wait_for_monitor++;
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/build_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef BUILD_FEATURES_H
+#define BUILD_FEATURES_H
+
+static inline int has_feature(const char *feat)
+{
+#ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
+	if (!strcmp(feat, "eap"))
+		return 1;
+#endif
+#ifdef IEEE80211N
+	if (!strcmp(feat, "11n"))
+		return 1;
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* BUILD_FEATURES_H */
