--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
-@@ -707,6 +707,14 @@ int hostapd_setup_interface_complete(str
+@@ -707,6 +707,16 @@ int hostapd_setup_interface_complete(str
}
}
-+ if (hostapd_prepare_rates(hapd, iface->current_mode)) {
-+ wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare rates table.");
-+ hostapd_logger(hapd, NULL, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
++ if (iface->current_mode) {
++ if (hostapd_prepare_rates(hapd, iface->current_mode)) {
++ wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare rates table.");
++ hostapd_logger(hapd, NULL, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
+ HOSTAPD_LEVEL_WARNING,
+ "Failed to prepare rates table.");
-+ return -1;
++ return -1;
++ }
+ }
+
if (hapd->iconf->rts_threshold > -1 &&