--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -707,6 +707,14 @@ int hostapd_setup_interface_complete(str
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (hostapd_prepare_rates(hapd, iface->current_mode)) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare rates table.");
+		hostapd_logger(hapd, NULL, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
+					   HOSTAPD_LEVEL_WARNING,
+					   "Failed to prepare rates table.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (hapd->iconf->rts_threshold > -1 &&
 	    hostapd_set_rts(hapd, hapd->iconf->rts_threshold)) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not set RTS threshold for "
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.c
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ int hostapd_get_hw_features(struct hosta
 }
 
 
-static int hostapd_prepare_rates(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
-				 struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode)
+int hostapd_prepare_rates(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			  struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode)
 {
 	int i, num_basic_rates = 0;
 	int basic_rates_a[] = { 60, 120, 240, -1 };
@@ -668,14 +668,6 @@ int hostapd_select_hw_mode(struct hostap
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (hostapd_prepare_rates(iface->bss[0], iface->current_mode)) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare rates table.");
-		hostapd_logger(iface->bss[0], NULL, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
-					   HOSTAPD_LEVEL_WARNING,
-					   "Failed to prepare rates table.");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.h
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const char * hostapd_hw_mode_txt(int mod
 int hostapd_hw_get_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int chan);
 int hostapd_hw_get_channel(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int freq);
 int hostapd_check_ht_capab(struct hostapd_iface *iface);
+int hostapd_prepare_rates(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			  struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode);
 #else /* NEED_AP_MLME */
 static inline void
 hostapd_free_hw_features(struct hostapd_hw_modes *hw_features,
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@ static inline int hostapd_check_ht_capab
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline int hostapd_prepare_rates(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+					struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 
 #endif /* NEED_AP_MLME */