diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.3/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.3/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d19bbd6174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.3/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/pci_ath9k_fixup.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/pci_ath9k_fixup.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ #define _PCI_ATH9K_FIXUP
+ 
+ 
+-void pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset) __init;
++void pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset,
++	unsigned endian_check) __init;
+ 
+ #endif /* _PCI_ATH9K_FIXUP */
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+ struct ath9k_caldata {
+ 	unsigned int	slot;
+ 	u32		caldata_offset;
++	unsigned int	endian_check:1;
+ };
+ 
+ /*
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/pci-ath9k-fixup.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/pci-ath9k-fixup.c
+@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@ static void ath9k_pci_fixup(struct pci_d
+ }
+ DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ATHEROS, PCI_ANY_ID, ath9k_pci_fixup);
+ 
+-void __init pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset)
++void __init pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset,
++	unsigned endian_check)
+ {
+ 	if (ath9k_num_fixups >= ARRAY_SIZE(ath9k_fixups))
+ 		return;
+ 
+ 	ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].slot = slot;
++	ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].pdata.endian_check = endian_check;
+ 
+ 	if (!bcm63xx_read_eeprom(ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].pdata.eeprom_data, offset))
+ 		return;
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+@@ -938,7 +938,8 @@ int __init board_register_devices(void)
+ 
+ 	/* register any fixups */
+ 	for (i = 0; i < board.has_caldata; i++)
+-		pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(board.caldata[i].slot, board.caldata[i].caldata_offset);
++		pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(board.caldata[i].slot, board.caldata[i].caldata_offset,
++			board.caldata[i].endian_check);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.6/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.6/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6220a01133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-3.6/444-BCM63XX-add-endian-check-for-ath9k.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/pci_ath9k_fixup.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/pci_ath9k_fixup.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ #define _PCI_ATH9K_FIXUP
+ 
+ 
+-void pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset) __init;
++void pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset,
++	unsigned endian_check) __init;
+ 
+ #endif /* _PCI_ATH9K_FIXUP */
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/board_bcm963xx.h
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+ struct ath9k_caldata {
+ 	unsigned int	slot;
+ 	u32		caldata_offset;
++	unsigned int	endian_check:1;
+ };
+ 
+ /*
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/pci-ath9k-fixup.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/pci-ath9k-fixup.c
+@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@ static void ath9k_pci_fixup(struct pci_d
+ }
+ DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ATHEROS, PCI_ANY_ID, ath9k_pci_fixup);
+ 
+-void __init pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset)
++void __init pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(unsigned slot, u32 offset,
++	unsigned endian_check)
+ {
+ 	if (ath9k_num_fixups >= ARRAY_SIZE(ath9k_fixups))
+ 		return;
+ 
+ 	ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].slot = slot;
++	ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].pdata.endian_check = endian_check;
+ 
+ 	if (!bcm63xx_read_eeprom(ath9k_fixups[ath9k_num_fixups].pdata.eeprom_data, offset))
+ 		return;
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+@@ -983,7 +983,8 @@ int __init board_register_devices(void)
+ 
+ 	/* register any fixups */
+ 	for (i = 0; i < board.has_caldata; i++)
+-		pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(board.caldata[i].slot, board.caldata[i].caldata_offset);
++		pci_enable_ath9k_fixup(board.caldata[i].slot, board.caldata[i].caldata_offset,
++			board.caldata[i].endian_check);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }