diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index c288d8ce6a35..1b8a24fc46cb 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -6957,6 +6957,10 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_update_apies(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	wlan_hdd_add_extra_ie(adapter, genie, &total_ielen,
 			      WLAN_EID_INTERWORKING);
 
+	if (test_bit(SOFTAP_BSS_STARTED, &adapter->event_flags))
+		wlan_hdd_add_extra_ie(adapter, genie, &total_ielen,
+				      WLAN_EID_RSN);
+
 #ifdef FEATURE_WLAN_WAPI
 	if (QDF_SAP_MODE == adapter->device_mode) {
 		wlan_hdd_add_extra_ie(adapter, genie, &total_ielen,