diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/469-ath5k_cleanup_debugfs.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/469-ath5k_cleanup_debugfs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..875f21f4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/469-ath5k_cleanup_debugfs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
+@@ -888,64 +888,37 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
+ void
+ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
+ {
++	struct dentry *phydir;
++
+ 	sc->debug.level = ath5k_debug;
+ 
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_phydir = debugfs_create_dir("ath5k",
+-				sc->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
++	phydir = debugfs_create_dir("ath5k", sc->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir);
++	if (!phydir)
++	    return;
+ 
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_debug = debugfs_create_file("debug",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_debug);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_registers = debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_registers);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_beacon = debugfs_create_file("beacon",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_beacon);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_reset = debugfs_create_file("reset", S_IWUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_reset);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_antenna = debugfs_create_file("antenna",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_antenna);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_misc = debugfs_create_file("misc",
+-				S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc, &fops_misc);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_frameerrors = debugfs_create_file("frameerrors",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc,
+-				&fops_frameerrors);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_ani = debugfs_create_file("ani",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc,
+-				&fops_ani);
+-
+-	sc->debug.debugfs_queue = debugfs_create_file("queue",
+-				S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR,
+-				sc->debug.debugfs_phydir, sc,
+-				&fops_queue);
+-}
++	debugfs_create_file("debug", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc,
++			    &fops_debug);
+ 
+-void
+-ath5k_debug_finish_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
+-{
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_debug);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_registers);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_beacon);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_reset);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_antenna);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_misc);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_frameerrors);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_ani);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_queue);
+-	debugfs_remove(sc->debug.debugfs_phydir);
+-}
++	debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUSR, phydir, sc, &fops_registers);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("beacon", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc,
++			    &fops_beacon);
+ 
++	debugfs_create_file("reset", S_IWUSR, phydir, sc, &fops_reset);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("antenna", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc,
++			    &fops_antenna);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("misc", S_IRUSR, phydir, sc, &fops_misc);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("frameerrors", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc,
++			    &fops_frameerrors);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("ani", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc, &fops_ani);
++
++	debugfs_create_file("queue", S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR, phydir, sc,
++			    &fops_queue);
++}
+ 
+ /* functions used in other places */
+ 
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.h
+@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ struct ath5k_buf;
+ 
+ struct ath5k_dbg_info {
+ 	unsigned int		level;		/* debug level */
+-	/* debugfs entries */
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_phydir;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_debug;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_registers;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_beacon;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_reset;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_antenna;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_misc;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_frameerrors;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_ani;
+-	struct dentry		*debugfs_queue;
+ };
+ 
+ /**
+@@ -141,9 +130,6 @@ void
+ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc);
+ 
+ void
+-ath5k_debug_finish_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc);
+-
+-void
+ ath5k_debug_printrxbuffs(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_hw *ah);
+ 
+ void
+@@ -167,9 +153,6 @@ static inline void
+ ath5k_debug_init_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc) {}
+ 
+ static inline void
+-ath5k_debug_finish_device(struct ath5k_softc *sc) {}
+-
+-static inline void
+ ath5k_debug_printrxbuffs(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_hw *ah) {}
+ 
+ static inline void
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+@@ -2901,7 +2901,6 @@ ath5k_deinit_softc(struct ath5k_softc *s
+ 	 * XXX: ??? detach ath5k_hw ???
+ 	 * Other than that, it's straightforward...
+ 	 */
+-	ath5k_debug_finish_device(sc);
+ 	ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
+ 	ath5k_desc_free(sc);
+ 	ath5k_txq_release(sc);