diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 82c3d5151..4e31fb3e3 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ struct wpa_ctrl_dst {
 };
 
 
+static void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int level,
+				    const char *buf, size_t len);
+
+
 static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_attach(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 				     struct sockaddr_un *from,
 				     socklen_t fromlen)
@@ -382,6 +386,16 @@ static char * hostapd_ctrl_iface_path(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 }
 
 
+static void hostapd_ctrl_iface_msg_cb(void *ctx, int level,
+				      const char *txt, size_t len)
+{
+	struct hostapd_data *hapd = ctx;
+	if (hapd == NULL)
+		return;
+	hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(hapd, level, txt, len);
+}
+
+
 int hostapd_ctrl_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_un addr;
@@ -446,6 +460,7 @@ int hostapd_ctrl_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	hapd->ctrl_sock = s;
 	eloop_register_read_sock(s, hostapd_ctrl_iface_receive, hapd,
 				 NULL);
+	wpa_msg_register_cb(hostapd_ctrl_iface_msg_cb);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -495,8 +510,8 @@ void hostapd_ctrl_iface_deinit(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 }
 
 
-void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int level,
-			     char *buf, size_t len)
+static void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int level,
+				    const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct wpa_ctrl_dst *dst, *next;
 	struct msghdr msg;
@@ -511,7 +526,7 @@ void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int level,
 	os_snprintf(levelstr, sizeof(levelstr), "<%d>", level);
 	io[0].iov_base = levelstr;
 	io[0].iov_len = os_strlen(levelstr);
-	io[1].iov_base = buf;
+	io[1].iov_base = (char *) buf;
 	io[1].iov_len = len;
 	os_memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 	msg.msg_iov = io;
diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.h b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.h
index 4d9d663b8..c997141a1 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.h
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_CTRL_IFACE
 int hostapd_ctrl_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
 void hostapd_ctrl_iface_deinit(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
-void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int level,
-			     char *buf, size_t len);
 #else /* CONFIG_NO_CTRL_IFACE */
 static inline int hostapd_ctrl_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
@@ -29,11 +27,6 @@ static inline int hostapd_ctrl_iface_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 static inline void hostapd_ctrl_iface_deinit(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
 }
-
-static inline void hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
-					   int level, char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_CTRL_IFACE */
 
 #endif /* CTRL_IFACE_H */
diff --git a/hostapd/wps_hostapd.c b/hostapd/wps_hostapd.c
index cc1013c63..97e7e971c 100644
--- a/hostapd/wps_hostapd.c
+++ b/hostapd/wps_hostapd.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "eloop.h"
 #include "uuid.h"
 #include "wpa_ctrl.h"
-#include "ctrl_iface.h"
 #include "ieee802_11_defs.h"
 #include "wps/wps.h"
 #include "wps/wps_defs.h"
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ static void hostapd_wps_pin_needed_cb(void *ctx, const u8 *uuid_e,
 			  dev->model_number, dev->serial_number,
 			  dev->categ, dev->oui, dev->sub_categ);
 	if (len > 0 && len < (int) sizeof(txt))
-		hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(hapd, MSG_INFO, txt, len);
+		wpa_msg(hapd, MSG_INFO, "%s", txt);
 
 	if (hapd->conf->wps_pin_requests) {
 		FILE *f;
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ static int hostapd_wps_cred_cb(void *ctx, const struct wps_credential *cred)
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "WPS: MAC Address " MACSTR,
 		   MAC2STR(cred->mac_addr));
 
-	hostapd_ctrl_iface_send(hapd, MSG_INFO, WPS_EVENT_NEW_AP_SETTINGS,
-				os_strlen(WPS_EVENT_NEW_AP_SETTINGS));
+	wpa_msg(hapd, MSG_INFO, WPS_EVENT_NEW_AP_SETTINGS);
 
 	len = os_strlen(hapd->iface->config_fname) + 5;
 	tmp_fname = os_malloc(len);