diff --git a/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile b/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
index 33f61cbc3f..683461404f 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mt76/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+STAMP_CONFIGURED_DEPENDS := $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mac80211-backport/backport/autoconf.h
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk