diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 4c167341f4..97383133c9 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ MAKE_OPTS:= \
 	CONFIG_ATH9K_PKTLOG=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_ATH_DEBUG),y) \
 	CONFIG_ATH5K=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath5k),m) \
 	CONFIG_ATH9K=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k),m) \
+	CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k),m) \
 	CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS),y) \
 	CONFIG_ZD1211RW=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-zd1211rw),m) \
 	CONFIG_P54_COMMON=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-p54-common),m) \