diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk b/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk
index 809973a21..287be70cb 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MBO
 CONFIG_WNM=y
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_BGSCAN_SIMPLE
+CONFIG_WNM=y
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_WNM
 L_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_WNM
 OBJS += wnm_sta.c
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index eccfd68c5..ff4237032 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MBO
 CONFIG_WNM=y
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_BGSCAN_SIMPLE
+CONFIG_WNM=y
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_WNM
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_WNM
 OBJS += wnm_sta.o