diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/466-2.6.38_compile.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/466-2.6.38_compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10a6f0debb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/madwifi/patches/466-2.6.38_compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/include/compat.h
++++ b/include/compat.h
+@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@
+ #ifdef __KERNEL__
+ 
+ #include <linux/version.h>
++
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,38)
++#define AUTOCONF_INCLUDED 1
++#endif
++
+ #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,21)
+ #define ATH_REGISTER_SYSCTL_TABLE(t) register_sysctl_table(t, 1)
+ #else