diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_zephyr.c b/src/drivers/driver_zephyr.c
index 34c0ef162..46ce9eab0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_zephyr.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_zephyr.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ static int wpa_drv_zep_set_supp_port(void *priv,
 				     authorized,
 				     if_ctx->bssid);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DHCPV4
+#if defined(CONFIG_STA) && defined(CONFIG_NET_DHCPV4)
 	if (authorized) {
 		net_dhcpv4_restart(iface);
     }
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index aa4faa246..bd5c52f7c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ OBJS += wifi_display.o
 endif
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_STA
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_STA
+endif
+
 ifdef CONFIG_PASN
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_PASN
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_PTKSA_CACHE