diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
index f41bd426e6fd..5c0b8e3060e0 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/Kconfig
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ menu "Wi-Fi"
 
         config ESP_WIFI_SOFTAP_SUPPORT
             bool "WiFi SoftAP Support"
+            select MBEDTLS_SHA1_C
             default y
             help
                 WiFi module can be compiled without SoftAP to save code size.
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/remote/Kconfig.wifi.in b/components/esp_wifi/remote/Kconfig.wifi.in
index f8a575c50e96..9b33b1fbe4cf 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/remote/Kconfig.wifi.in
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/remote/Kconfig.wifi.in
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ config WIFI_RMT_GMAC_SUPPORT
 
 config WIFI_RMT_SOFTAP_SUPPORT
     bool "WiFi SoftAP Support"
+    select MBEDTLS_SHA1_C
     default y
     help
         WiFi module can be compiled without SoftAP to save code size.