--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1527,19 +1527,15 @@ int hostapd_setup_bss(struct hostapd_dat
 		if (x_snoop_init(hapd)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
 				   "Generic snooping infrastructure initialization failed");
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		if (dhcp_snoop_init(hapd)) {
+			conf->proxy_arp = 0;
+		} else if (dhcp_snoop_init(hapd)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
 				   "DHCP snooping initialization failed");
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		if (ndisc_snoop_init(hapd)) {
+			conf->proxy_arp = 0;
+		} else if (ndisc_snoop_init(hapd)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
 				   "Neighbor Discovery snooping initialization failed");
-			return -1;
+			conf->proxy_arp = 0;
 		}
 	}