diff --git a/package/madwifi/Makefile b/package/madwifi/Makefile
index a4bcbf70d2..5205f9465b 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/madwifi/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=madwifi
 
 PKG_REV:=3314
 PKG_VERSION:=r$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=6
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=svn
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/400-new_hal.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/400-new_hal.patch
index 3989b0fb4d..12a59687be 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/patches/400-new_hal.patch
+++ b/package/madwifi/patches/400-new_hal.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  	sc->sc_ah = ah;
  
 +	/* WAR for AR7100 PCI bug */
-+#ifdef CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX
++#if defined(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX) || defined(CONFIG_ATH79)
 +	if ((ar_device(sc->devid) >= 5210) && (ar_device(sc->devid) < 5416)) {
 +		ath_hal_setcapability(ah, HAL_CAP_DMABURST_RX, 0, HAL_DMABURST_4B, NULL);
 +		ath_hal_setcapability(ah, HAL_CAP_DMABURST_TX, 0, HAL_DMABURST_4B, NULL);
diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/470-mac_addresss_from_ath5k_platform_data.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/470-mac_addresss_from_ath5k_platform_data.patch
index 2bcd09d863..0c35050c51 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/patches/470-mac_addresss_from_ath5k_platform_data.patch
+++ b/package/madwifi/patches/470-mac_addresss_from_ath5k_platform_data.patch
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 +		ath_hal_setmac(ah, pdata->macaddr);
 +#endif
  	/* WAR for AR7100 PCI bug */
- #ifdef CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX
+ #if defined(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX) || defined(CONFIG_ATH79)
  	if ((ar_device(sc->devid) >= 5210) && (ar_device(sc->devid) < 5416)) {