diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/001-disable_b44.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/001-disable_b44.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a442dbecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/001-disable_b44.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ endif
+ 
+ CONFIG_P54_PCI=m
+ 
+-CONFIG_B44=m
+-CONFIG_B44_PCI_AUTOSELECT=y
+-CONFIG_B44_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT=y
+-CONFIG_B44_PCI=y
++# CONFIG_B44=m
++# CONFIG_B44_PCI_AUTOSELECT=y
++# CONFIG_B44_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT=y
++# CONFIG_B44_PCI=y
+ 
+ CONFIG_RTL8180=m
+