diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index d91ba3dbe..582118c0f 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_ASLR_PIE_REGULAR:=1
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
-	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k \
-	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_hostapd \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_hostapd-basic \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_hostapd-mini \
@@ -82,9 +80,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_DRIVER_11AX_SUPPORT),)
   HOSTAPD_IEEE80211AX:=y
 endif
 
+CORE_DEPENDS = +ucode +libubus +libucode +ucode-mod-fs +ucode-mod-nl80211 +ucode-mod-rtnl +ucode-mod-ubus +ucode-mod-uloop +libblobmsg-json
+
 DRIVER_MAKEOPTS= \
-	CONFIG_ACS=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211) \
-	CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211) \
+	CONFIG_ACS=y CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=y \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211AC=$(HOSTAPD_IEEE80211AC) \
 	CONFIG_IEEE80211AX=$(HOSTAPD_IEEE80211AX) \
 	CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT=$(CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT_SUPPORT) \
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
   endif
 endif
 
-DRV_DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211:libnl-tiny +kmod-cfg80211
+DRV_DEPENDS:=+libnl-tiny
 
 
 define Package/hostapd/Default
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ define Package/hostapd/Default
   SUBMENU:=WirelessAPD
   TITLE:=IEEE 802.1x Authenticator
   URL:=http://hostap.epitest.fi/
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common +libubus
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common $(CORE_DEPENDS)
   EXTRA_DEPENDS:=hostapd-common (=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE))
   USERID:=network=101:network=101
   PROVIDES:=hostapd
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ define Package/wpad/Default
   CATEGORY:=Network
   SUBMENU:=WirelessAPD
   TITLE:=IEEE 802.1x Auth/Supplicant
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common +libubus
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common $(CORE_DEPENDS)
   EXTRA_DEPENDS:=hostapd-common (=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE))
   USERID:=network=101:network=101
   URL:=http://hostap.epitest.fi/
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/wpad-mesh
 $(call Package/wpad/Default,$(1))
-  DEPENDS+=@PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
+  DEPENDS+=@(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
   PROVIDES+=wpa-supplicant-mesh wpad-mesh
 endef
 
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ define Package/wpa-supplicant/Default
   SUBMENU:=WirelessAPD
   TITLE:=WPA Supplicant
   URL:=http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common +libubus
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +hostapd-common $(CORE_DEPENDS)
   EXTRA_DEPENDS:=hostapd-common (=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE))
   USERID:=network=101:network=101
   PROVIDES:=wpa-supplicant
@@ -442,13 +441,12 @@ endef
 define Package/wpa-supplicant-p2p
 $(call Package/wpa-supplicant/Default,$(1))
   TITLE+= (Wi-Fi P2P support)
-  DEPENDS+=@PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211
   VARIANT:=supplicant-p2p-internal
 endef
 
 define Package/wpa-supplicant-mesh/Default
 $(call Package/wpa-supplicant/Default,$(1))
-  DEPENDS+=@PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
+  DEPENDS+=@(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
   PROVIDES+=wpa-supplicant-mesh
 endef
 
@@ -589,9 +587,7 @@ TARGET_CPPFLAGS := \
 
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lubox -lubus
 
-ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211
-  TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lm -lnl-tiny
-endif
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lubox -lubus -lblobmsg_json -lucode -lm -lnl-tiny
 
 ifdef CONFIG_WPA_ENABLE_WEP
     DRIVER_MAKEOPTS += CONFIG_WEP=y