diff --git a/network/hostapd/hostapd.conf b/network/hostapd/hostapd.conf
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+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../hostapd/hostapd.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+pkg_hostapd_config() {
+	cp -v ./defconfig .config
+}
+
+# there is no top-level Makefile
+hook_add preconf 3 'cd hostapd'
+
+# create a .config file before calling make
+hook_add premake 3 'pkg_hostapd_config'