diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 4f306317c7..443511f75b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ hostapd_set_bss_options() {
 	}
 
 	append bss_conf "ssid=$ssid" "$N"
-	[ -n "$network_bridge" ] && append bss_conf "bridge=$network_bridge" "$N"
+	[ -n "$network_bridge" ] && append bss_conf "bridge=$network_bridge${N}wds_bridge=" "$N"
 	[ -n "$network_ifname" ] && append bss_conf "snoop_iface=$network_ifname" "$N"
 	[ -n "$iapp_interface" ] && {
 		local ifname
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d4848976b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
++++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
+@@ -2357,6 +2357,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
+ 			   sizeof(conf->bss[0]->iface));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "bridge") == 0) {
+ 		os_strlcpy(bss->bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->bridge));
++		if (!bss->wds_bridge[0])
++			os_strlcpy(bss->wds_bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->wds_bridge));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "snoop_iface") == 0) {
+ 		os_strlcpy(bss->snoop_iface, pos, sizeof(bss->snoop_iface));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_bridge") == 0) {
+--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
++++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ int hostapd_set_wds_sta(struct hostapd_d
+ 		return -1;
+ 	if (hapd->conf->wds_bridge[0])
+ 		bridge = hapd->conf->wds_bridge;
+-	else if (hapd->conf->bridge[0])
+-		bridge = hapd->conf->bridge;
+ 	return hapd->driver->set_wds_sta(hapd->drv_priv, addr, aid, val,
+ 					 bridge, ifname_wds);
+ }