diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Makefile
index fc62235bfc24..353ccb93134b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+hostap-y := hostap_main.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP) += hostap.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HOSTAP_CS) += hostap_cs.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap.c
rename to drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c