diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/590-ath9k_init_fix.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/590-ath9k_init_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..440524cc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/590-ath9k_init_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -823,12 +823,11 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_mode_gain_regs
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+-static void ath9k_hw_init_11a_eeprom_fix(struct ath_hw *ah)
++static void ath9k_hw_init_eeprom_fix(struct ath_hw *ah)
+ {
+ 	u32 i, j;
+ 
+-	if ((ah->hw_version.devid == AR9280_DEVID_PCI) &&
+-	    test_bit(ATH9K_MODE_11A, ah->caps.wireless_modes)) {
++	if (ah->hw_version.devid == AR9280_DEVID_PCI) {
+ 
+ 		/* EEPROM Fixup */
+ 		for (i = 0; i < ah->iniModes.ia_rows; i++) {
+@@ -948,7 +947,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
+ 	if (r)
+ 		return r;
+ 
+-	ath9k_hw_init_11a_eeprom_fix(ah);
++	ath9k_hw_init_eeprom_fix(ah);
+ 
+ 	r = ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(ah);
+ 	if (r) {