diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index fb8b92d432..f196828c97 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define Build/ConfigureTarget
 endef
 
 define Build/CompileTarget
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/madwifi -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mac80211 -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/madwifi -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mac80211 -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/libnl -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd.$(1)/hostapd \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		LIBS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
diff --git a/package/libnl/Makefile b/package/libnl/Makefile
index 28958f4a51..d232c77b3f 100644
--- a/package/libnl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libnl/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ endef
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_LINUX_2_6_23),)
   define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)/
-	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/linux $(1)/usr/include/
+	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include/libnl
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/linux $(1)/usr/include/libnl/
   endef
 
   define Build/UninstallDev