diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/patches/110-ixp4xx_net_driver_fix_mac_handling.patch b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/patches/110-ixp4xx_net_driver_fix_mac_handling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1050702d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/patches/110-ixp4xx_net_driver_fix_mac_handling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+ drivers/net/ixp4xx/mac_driver.c |   24 ++++++++++--------------
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
+
+Index: linux-2.6.21-rc4-git6-arm/drivers/net/ixp4xx/mac_driver.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.21-rc4-git6-arm.orig/drivers/net/ixp4xx/mac_driver.c	2007-03-22 10:32:20.735684085 +0000
++++ linux-2.6.21-rc4-git6-arm/drivers/net/ixp4xx/mac_driver.c	2007-03-22 10:33:29.355972584 +0000
+@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+-module_init(init_mac);
++late_initcall(init_mac);
+ module_exit(finish_mac);
+ 
+ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");