diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index a24497ff9..a5f5078c0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include "driver_nl80211.h"
 
 
+#ifndef NETLINK_CAP_ACK
+#define NETLINK_CAP_ACK 10
+#endif /* NETLINK_CAP_ACK */
 /* support for extack if compilation headers are too old */
 #ifndef NETLINK_EXT_ACK
 #define NETLINK_EXT_ACK 11
@@ -406,6 +409,11 @@ static int send_and_recv(struct nl80211_global *global,
 	setsockopt(nl_socket_get_fd(nl_handle), SOL_NETLINK,
 		   NETLINK_EXT_ACK, &opt, sizeof(opt));
 
+	/* try to set NETLINK_CAP_ACK to 1, ignoring errors */
+	opt = 1;
+	setsockopt(nl_socket_get_fd(nl_handle), SOL_NETLINK,
+		   NETLINK_CAP_ACK, &opt, sizeof(opt));
+
 	err = nl_send_auto_complete(nl_handle, msg);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;