diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
index 1316a1dd4c..20d8982caa 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.27
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ CONFIG_LOCKD_V4=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_LSF is not set
 # CONFIG_LXT_PHY is not set
-# CONFIG_MAC80211 is not set
+CONFIG_MAC80211=m
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28 b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
index d1772d6ee1..3899721773 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/config-2.6.28
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ CONFIG_LOCKD_V4=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_LSF is not set
 # CONFIG_LXT_PHY is not set
-# CONFIG_MAC80211 is not set
+CONFIG_MAC80211=m
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU is not set