diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 1deab440583..f6e089ddb3c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostapd
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://w1.fi/hostap.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ubus.c b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ubus.c
index 4a4e4697b99..5450b24476e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ubus.c
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/wpa_supplicant/ubus.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ void wpas_ubus_add_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	char *name;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!wpas_ubus_init())
+		return;
 
 	if (asprintf(&name, "wpa_supplicant.%s", wpa_s->ifname) < 0)
 		return;