diff --git a/package/hostap-driver/Makefile b/package/hostap-driver/Makefile
index ccea892a08bc2fcb7a2afa98b4220b71164c39dc..85a4228b64aa49891d31e33819c377921cb3805f 100644
--- a/package/hostap-driver/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostap-driver/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ define KernelPackage/hostap
 $(call KernelPackage/hostap/Default)
   TITLE:=Host AP support for Prism2/2.5/3
   DEPENDS:=@PCI_SUPPORT||PCMCIA_SUPPORT +!LINUX_2_6_29&&!LINUX_2_6_30:kmod-ieee80211 +LINUX_2_6_29||LINUX_2_6_30:kmod-lib80211 +wireless-tools
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_HOSTAP
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_HOSTAP CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE=y CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM=y
   PROVIDES:=kmod-hostap
 endef
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.21 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.21
index 4ca8d5ca7ce0b73cd2ec276828e24f9c0bc3bcd5..c7d1a208e36e9dd5e32b22039b45bd6c18a2c637 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.21
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.21
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 # CONFIG_HID_FF is not set
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM=y
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE=y
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
index a4d1b5690203edab36de519f87171fd670b5ebf7..bc1d29749b4ba4827e9f9c1458c117d61e9cc0ee 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.23
@@ -411,8 +411,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM=y
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE=y
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.25 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.25
index 16e66aab91a8d994b28cbb440653bbcbb18f2a3f..0082e4e0bd0369f3a83198a21c09832880bbf6cd 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.25
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.25
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM=y
-CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE=y
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
index a26a59fc5f5d78c766084ecaf7c06a9878bbfd1a..63a066cca9e08b745fc950d8ccce98cc93baa2b3 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
@@ -482,8 +482,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
index fd69f8187988fb62622713a8cbb261c5189c2cfb..25a0dd84df6cedb5c64568003bd8c7aaedcdfb61 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
@@ -530,8 +530,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.30 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.30
index 542b84731399c704ca88985f0315bbaf7a387baa..f2be697a2d0d9569ceebc2d8f69aacd6186bcdb5 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.30
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.30
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE is not set
-# CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI is not set
 # CONFIG_HOSTAP_PLX is not set