diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3700fae84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# wpa_supplicant config
+config WPA_SUPPLICANT_NO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK
+	bool "Disable timestamp check"
+	depends PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant
+	default n
+	help
+	  This disables the timestamp check for certificates in wpa_supplicant
+	  Useful for devices without RTC that cannot reliably get the real date/time
+
diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 0a72572886..1171ba00d3 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -31,13 +31,7 @@ define Package/wpa-supplicant/Description
 endef
 
 define Package/wpa-supplicant/config
-  config WPA_SUPPLICANT_NO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK
-	bool "Disable timestamp check"
-	depends PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant
-	default n
-	help
-		This disables the timestamp check for certificates in wpa_supplicant
-		Useful for devices without RTC that cannot reliably get the real date/time
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef