diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index be24356d7..3ac4c8745 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,10 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_status(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAE
 	if (wpa_s->wpa_state >= WPA_ASSOCIATED &&
-	    wpa_s->sme.sae.state == SAE_ACCEPTED && !wpa_s->ap_iface) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_AP
+	    !wpa_s->ap_iface &&
+#endif /* CONFIG_AP */
+	    wpa_s->sme.sae.state == SAE_ACCEPTED) {
 		ret = os_snprintf(pos, end - pos, "sae_group=%d\n",
 				  wpa_s->sme.sae.group);
 		if (ret < 0 || ret >= end - pos)