diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk b/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
index e9078b9f89..3c0b0c1dfc 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.mk
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ else
 WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_DISABLE += CONFIG_WIFI_DISPLAY
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_MESH_NETWORKING),)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_MESH_NETWORKING),y)
+WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_ENABLE += CONFIG_MESH
+else
 WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_DISABLE += CONFIG_MESH
 endif