diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 72b19bb4..cbec9fb2 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "enable_mana") == 0) {
 		int val = atoi(pos);
 		conf->enable_mana = (val != 0);
-		if (conf->mana_wpaout) {
+		if (os_strcmp(conf->mana_wpaout,"NOT_SET") != 0) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "MANA: For now, you can't use mana mode with WPA/2 handshake capture. See the Wiki.");
 			return 1;
 		}