diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/840-43-increase_number_of_rx_dma_slots.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/840-43-increase_number_of_rx_dma_slots.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94c6ff2dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/840-43-increase_number_of_rx_dma_slots.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.h
+@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct b43_dmadesc_generic {
+ 
+ /* DMA engine tuning knobs */
+ #define B43_TXRING_SLOTS		256
+-#define B43_RXRING_SLOTS		64
++#define B43_RXRING_SLOTS		256
+ #define B43_DMA0_RX_FW598_BUFSIZE	(B43_DMA0_RX_FW598_FO + IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN)
+ #define B43_DMA0_RX_FW351_BUFSIZE	(B43_DMA0_RX_FW351_FO + IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN)
+