diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index 1332eff57..91c9126ab 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	bss->ssid.ssid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
 	bss->ssid.ssid_set = 1;
 
+	if (ssid->auth_alg)
+		bss->auth_algs = ssid->auth_alg;
+
 	if (wpa_key_mgmt_wpa_psk(ssid->key_mgmt))
 		bss->wpa = ssid->proto;
 	bss->wpa_key_mgmt = ssid->key_mgmt;