diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 28a5edeaf8..08a3c44d27 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ MAKE_OPTS:= \
 	CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS),y) \
 	CONFIG_CARL9170=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-carl9170),m) \
 	CONFIG_CARL9170_DEBUGFS=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS),y) \
-	CONFIG_ZD1211RW=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-zd1211rw),m) \
+	CONFIG_COMPAT_ZD1211RW=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-zd1211rw),m) \
 	CONFIG_P54_COMMON=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-p54-common),m) \
 	CONFIG_P54_PCI=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-p54-pci),m) \
 	CONFIG_P54_USB=$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-p54-usb),m) \