diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
index 344fbd80c5..be26348a13 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ define KernelPackage/mac80211/Default
   SUBMENU:=$(WMENU)
   URL:=https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/
   MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
-  DEPENDS:=@!TARGET_uml @!LINUX_4_1
+  DEPENDS:=@!LINUX_4_1
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/cfg80211
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/010-fix-uml-build.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/010-fix-uml-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d53e0811e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/010-fix-uml-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- a/backport-include/asm/barrier.h
++++ b/backport-include/asm/barrier.h
+@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+-#ifndef __BACKPORT_ASM_GENERIC_BARRIER_H
+-#define __BACKPORT_ASM_GENERIC_BARRIER_H
++#ifndef __BACKPORT_ASM_BARRIER_H
++#define __BACKPORT_ASM_BARRIER_H
+ #include_next <asm/barrier.h>
+ 
+ #ifndef dma_rmb
+ #define dma_rmb()	rmb()
+ #endif
+ 
+-#endif /* __BACKPORT_ASM_GENERIC_BARRIER_H */
++#endif /* __BACKPORT_ASM_BARRIER_H */