diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 259d10e5a1452b..0079c498e765b4 100755
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ mac80211_hostapd_setup_base() {
 		esac
 		[ -n "$op_class" ] && append base_cfg "op_class=$op_class" "$N"
 	}
+	[ "$hwmode" = "a" ] || enable_ac=0
 
 	if [ "$enable_ac" != "0" ]; then
 		json_get_vars \