diff --git a/srcpkgs/hostapd/files/config b/srcpkgs/hostapd/files/config
index e26ae344e9..af32999264 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hostapd/files/config
+++ b/srcpkgs/hostapd/files/config
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ CONFIG_IEEE80211N=y
 
 CONFIG_IEEE80211AC=y
 
+# Wi-Fi 6
+CONFIG_IEEE80211AX=y
+
 CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
 
 CONFIG_ACS=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
index 11f3c80c29..3df180d502 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hostapd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'hostapd'
 pkgname=hostapd
-version=2.7
-revision=2
+version=2.8
+revision=1
 build_wrksrc="$pkgname"
 conf_files="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://w1.fi/hostapd/"
 distfiles="http://w1.fi/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=21b0dda3cc3abe75849437f6b9746da461f88f0ea49dd621216936f87440a141
+checksum=929f522be6eeec38c53147e7bc084df028f65f148a3f7e4fa6c4c3f955cee4b0
 
 do_configure() {
 	cp -f ${FILESDIR}/config .config