diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 746ede1c4b..219a3925a3 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ BUILDFLAGS:= \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-usb),-DCONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-soc),-DCONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_SOC) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_atheros),-DCONFIG_ATH5K_AHB,-DCONFIG_ATH5K_PCI) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-iwl3945),-DCONFIG_COMPAT_IWL3945) \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-iwl3945),-DCONFIG_IWL3945) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-iwl4965),-DCONFIG_COMPAT_IWL4965)
 
 MAKE_OPTS:= \