diff --git a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
index 6af941058..1bc1b0b3b 100644
--- a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
+++ b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
@@ -1357,13 +1357,13 @@ int hostapd_ctrl_iface_acl_add_mac(struct mac_acl_entry **acl, int *num,
 }
 
 
-void hostapd_disassoc_accept_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+int hostapd_disassoc_accept_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	struct vlan_description vlan_id;
 
 	if (hapd->conf->macaddr_acl != DENY_UNLESS_ACCEPTED)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	for (sta = hapd->sta_list; sta; sta = sta->next) {
 		if (!hostapd_maclist_found(hapd->conf->accept_mac,
@@ -1374,10 +1374,12 @@ void hostapd_disassoc_accept_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 			ap_sta_disconnect(hapd, sta, sta->addr,
 					  WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
-void hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+int hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	struct vlan_description vlan_id;
@@ -1391,4 +1393,6 @@ void hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 			ap_sta_disconnect(hapd, sta, sta->addr,
 					  WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.h b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.h
index ac2e26d01..614f0426c 100644
--- a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.h
+++ b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void hostapd_ctrl_iface_acl_clear_list(struct mac_acl_entry **acl,
 				       int *num);
 int hostapd_ctrl_iface_acl_show_mac(struct mac_acl_entry *acl, int num,
 				    char *buf, size_t buflen);
-void hostapd_disassoc_accept_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
-void hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
+int hostapd_disassoc_accept_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
+int hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
 
 #endif /* CTRL_IFACE_AP_H */
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 4b88641a2..81488a2ef 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1458,14 +1458,14 @@ static int hostapd_set_acl_list(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 }
 
 
-static void hostapd_set_acl(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+int hostapd_set_acl(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 {
 	struct hostapd_config *conf = hapd->iconf;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 	u8 accept_acl;
 
 	if (hapd->iface->drv_max_acl_mac_addrs == 0)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (conf->bss[0]->macaddr_acl == DENY_UNLESS_ACCEPTED) {
 		accept_acl = 1;
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static void hostapd_set_acl(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 					   accept_acl);
 		if (err) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Failed to set accept acl");
-			return;
+			return -1;
 		}
 	} else if (conf->bss[0]->macaddr_acl == ACCEPT_UNLESS_DENIED) {
 		accept_acl = 0;
@@ -1483,9 +1483,10 @@ static void hostapd_set_acl(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 					   accept_acl);
 		if (err) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Failed to set deny acl");
-			return;
+			return -1;
 		}
 	}
+	return err;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.h b/src/ap/hostapd.h
index b30aa2ff6..6c8723baf 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.h
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.h
@@ -709,4 +709,6 @@ void fst_hostapd_fill_iface_obj(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 				struct fst_wpa_obj *iface_obj);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FST */
 
+int hostapd_set_acl(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
+
 #endif /* HOSTAPD_H */