diff --git a/modules/hostap/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
index c9dca7ed8ff..3e0bc2ddc4c 100644
--- a/modules/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -519,9 +519,12 @@ zephyr_library_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_EAP_IKEV2
   EAP_IKEV2
 )
 
+if (CONFIG_EAP_SIM OR CONFIG_EAP_AKA)
+  zephyr_library_sources(${HOSTAP_SRC_BASE}/eap_common/eap_sim_common.c)
+endif()
+
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_EAP_SIM
   ${HOSTAP_SRC_BASE}/eap_peer/eap_sim.c
-  ${HOSTAP_SRC_BASE}/eap_common/eap_sim_common.c
 )
 
 zephyr_library_compile_definitions_ifdef(CONFIG_EAP_SIM