diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 7f7e9de2db1c..4857b75e54a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1979,7 +1979,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		bss_cfg->bcast_ssid_ctl = 0;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_ZERO_CONTENTS:
-		/* firmware doesn't support this type of hidden SSID */
+		bss_cfg->bcast_ssid_ctl = 2;
+		break;
 	default:
 		kfree(bss_cfg);
 		return -EINVAL;