diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
index 291c607e2..e92be4723 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ sys-fs/eudev
 
 #doesn't freaking buid
 =www-client/firefox-38.1.0
+
+#stay on hostapd-2.0 for now. 2.2 is not tested and there is no wpe patch for 2.4
+>net-wireless/hostapd-2.1