diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_always_enable_fastclock.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_always_enable_fastclock.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3e4a98e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_always_enable_fastclock.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -2089,10 +2089,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw
+ 			pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD;
+ 	} else {
+ 		pCap->tx_desc_len = sizeof(struct ath_desc);
+-		if (AR_SREV_9280_20(ah) &&
+-		    ((ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_MINOR_REV) <=
+-		      AR5416_EEP_MINOR_VER_16) ||
+-		     ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_FSTCLK_5G)))
++		if (AR_SREV_9280_20(ah))
+ 			pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_FASTCLOCK;
+ 	}
+