diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 860609305f4..1bf4db6e5f0 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ mac80211_setup_supplicant() {
 	if [ "$mode" = "sta" ]; then
 		wpa_supplicant_add_network "$ifname"
 	else
-		wpa_supplicant_add_network "$ifname" "$freq" "$htmode" "$noscan"
+		wpa_supplicant_add_network "$ifname" "$freq" "$htmode" "$hostapd_noscan"
 	fi
 
 	wpa_supplicant_add_interface "$ifname" "$mode"