diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index a6a3e5c78..e53d9c117 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2071,12 +2071,14 @@ struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_read(const char *fname)
 	if (hostapd_config_check(conf))
 		errors++;
 
+#ifndef WPA_IGNORE_CONFIG_ERRORS
 	if (errors) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "%d errors found in configuration file "
 			   "'%s'", errors, fname);
 		hostapd_config_free(conf);
 		conf = NULL;
 	}
+#endif /* WPA_IGNORE_CONFIG_ERRORS */
 
 	return conf;
 }
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
index 2431e84f3..8715a46f0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
@@ -331,11 +331,13 @@ struct wpa_config * wpa_config_read(const char *name)
 	config->ssid = head;
 	wpa_config_debug_dump_networks(config);
 
+#ifndef WPA_IGNORE_CONFIG_ERRORS
 	if (errors) {
 		wpa_config_free(config);
 		config = NULL;
 		head = NULL;
 	}
+#endif /* WPA_IGNORE_CONFIG_ERRORS */
 
 	return config;
 }