diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
index a683fde4a4..dfe9781be2 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ endef
 
 define KernelPackage/iwlwifi
   $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
-  DEPENDS:= +kmod-mac80211 @PCI_SUPPORT +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT @!LINUX_3_18
+  DEPENDS:= +kmod-mac80211 @PCI_SUPPORT +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT +@DRIVER_11AC_SUPPORT @!LINUX_3_18
   TITLE:=Intel AGN Wireless support
   FILES:= \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko \