diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index c5582fe793..c57292200f 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211 \
 	$(patsubst %,CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-%,$(PKG_DRIVERS)) \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS \
+	CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_ATH_DEBUG \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_B43_DEBUG \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_B43_PIO \
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ define KernelPackage/mac80211/config
 
 		  Say N unless you know you need this.
 
+	config PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH
+		bool "Enable 802.11s mesh support"
+		default y
+
 	endmenu
 endef
 
@@ -1068,6 +1073,7 @@ BUILDFLAGS:= \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PCI),-DCONFIG_ATH9K_PCI) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx),-DCONFIG_ATH9K_AHB) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS), -DCONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS -DCONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS -DCONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS -DCONFIG_CARL9170_DEBUGFS -DCONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS -DCONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG) \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH),-DCONFIG_MAC80211_MESH) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_ATH_DEBUG),-DCONFIG_ATH_DEBUG -DCONFIG_ATH9K_PKTLOG) \
 	-D__CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=minstrel \
 	-DCONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT \
@@ -1102,6 +1108,7 @@ MAKE_OPTS:= \
 	CONFIG_CFG80211=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211),m) \
 	CONFIG_MAC80211=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211),m) \
 	CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL=y \
+	CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH=$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH) \
 	CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS) \
 	CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS),y) \
 	CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS),y) \
diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/008-disable_mesh.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/008-disable_mesh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c00938afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/008-disable_mesh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=y
+ endif #CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
+ 
+ # enable mesh networking too
+-CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH=y
++# CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH=y
+ 
+ CONFIG_CFG80211=m
+ CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS=y