diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 954045bb37c..b46d58b4a30 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 	local config="$1"
 	local driver="$2"
 
-	local base="${config%%.conf}"
 	local base_cfg=
 
 	json_get_vars country country_ie beacon_int:100 dtim_period:2 doth require_mode legacy_rates \