diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index 2ca81a382..d7d6455c1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static struct mesh_conf * mesh_config_create(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			MESH_CONF_SEC_AMPE;
 	else
 		conf->security |= MESH_CONF_SEC_NONE;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211W
 	conf->ieee80211w = ssid->ieee80211w;
 	if (conf->ieee80211w == MGMT_FRAME_PROTECTION_DEFAULT) {
 		if (wpa_s->drv_enc & WPA_DRIVER_CAPA_ENC_BIP)
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ static struct mesh_conf * mesh_config_create(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		else
 			conf->ieee80211w = NO_MGMT_FRAME_PROTECTION;
 	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211W */
 
 	cipher = wpa_pick_pairwise_cipher(ssid->pairwise_cipher, 0);
 	if (cipher < 0 || cipher == WPA_CIPHER_TKIP) {