diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 0f43ccc..ce54bf2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -5902,20 +5902,36 @@
 }
 
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE) || defined(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW)
+#if defined(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE) || defined(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW) || defined (CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_BINDER)
 int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_ctrl_rsp_handle(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					      struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 					      const char *field,
 					      const char *value)
 {
 #ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
-	struct eap_peer_config *eap = &ssid->eap;
+	enum wpa_ctrl_req_type rtype;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: response handle field=%s", field);
 	wpa_hexdump_ascii_key(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: response value",
 			      (const u8 *) value, os_strlen(value));
 
-	switch (wpa_supplicant_ctrl_req_from_string(field)) {
+	rtype = wpa_supplicant_ctrl_req_from_string(field);
+	return wpa_supplicant_ctrl_rsp_handle(wpa_s, ssid, rtype, value);
+#else /* IEEE8021X_EAPOL */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: IEEE 802.1X not included");
+	return -1;
+#endif /* IEEE8021X_EAPOL */
+}
+
+int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_rsp_handle(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
+				   enum wpa_ctrl_req_type rtype,
+				   const char *value)
+{
+#ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
+	struct eap_peer_config *eap = &ssid->eap;
+
+	switch (rtype) {
 	case WPA_CTRL_REQ_EAP_IDENTITY:
 		os_free(eap->identity);
 		eap->identity = (u8 *) os_strdup(value);
@@ -5986,7 +6002,7 @@
 			return -1;
 		break;
 	default:
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: Unknown field '%s'", field);
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE: Unknown type %d", rtype);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -5996,7 +6012,7 @@
 	return -1;
 #endif /* IEEE8021X_EAPOL */
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE || CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW */
+#endif /* CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE || CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW || CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_BINDER */
 
 
 int wpas_network_disabled(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index 44f72a6..8437d1d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -1219,6 +1219,20 @@
 					      struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 					      const char *field,
 					      const char *value);
+/**
+ * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_rsp_handle - Handle a control response
+ * @wpa_s: Pointer to wpa_supplicant data
+ * @ssid: Pointer to the network block the reply is for
+ * @field: field the response is a reply for
+ * @value: value (ie, password, etc) for @field
+ * Returns: 0 on success, non-zero on error
+ *
+ * Helper function to handle replies to control interface requests.
+ */
+int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_rsp_handle(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
+				   enum wpa_ctrl_req_type rtype,
+				   const char *value);
 
 void ibss_mesh_setup_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			  const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,