diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 5627597db3..1a576a001b 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ define KernelPackage/brcmsmac
   $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
   TITLE:=Broadcom IEEE802.11n PCIe SoftMAC WLAN driver
   URL:=http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211
-  DEPENDS+= +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT +!TARGET_brcm47xx:kmod-bcma +kmod-lib-cordic +kmod-lib-crc8
+  DEPENDS+= +kmod-mac80211 +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT +!TARGET_brcm47xx:kmod-bcma +kmod-lib-cordic +kmod-lib-crc8
   FILES:= \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcmsmac.ko \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmutil/brcmutil.ko