diff --git a/package/acx-mac80211/Makefile b/package/acx-mac80211/Makefile
index a3c16ec093..33f7512d85 100644
--- a/package/acx-mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/acx-mac80211/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define KernelPackage/acx-mac80211
   SUBMENU:=Wireless Drivers
   TITLE:=ACX111 Mac80211 driver
-    DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6 +kmod-mac80211 @!TARGET_atheros
-#  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_MAC80211
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-mac80211 @!TARGET_atheros
   FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/acx-mac80211.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,acx-mac80211)
 endef
@@ -42,16 +41,15 @@ $(STAMP_BUILT): $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_FW_NAME)
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_FW_NAME):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_FW_NAME)" "$(PKG_FW_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_FW_URL)
 
-ifneq ($(findstring 2.6.23,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
-  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG:= \
+PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_ACX_MAC80211=m \
 	CONFIG_ACX_MAC80211_PCI=m \
 
-  PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS:= \
+PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS:= \
 	$(patsubst CONFIG_%, -DCONFIG_%=1, $(patsubst %=m,%,$(filter %=m,$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG)))) \
 	$(patsubst CONFIG_%, -DCONFIG_%=1, $(patsubst %=y,%,$(filter %=y,$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG)))) \
 
-  define Build/Compile
+define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
@@ -62,10 +60,7 @@ ifneq ($(findstring 2.6.23,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
 			-include linux/autoconf.h" \
 		V="$(V)" \
 		modules
-  endef
-else
-  override CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-acx-mac80211=
-endif
+endef
 
 define Build/Configure
 endef
diff --git a/package/b43/Makefile b/package/b43/Makefile
index 8d64302233..86b8621a3b 100644
--- a/package/b43/Makefile
+++ b/package/b43/Makefile
@@ -44,22 +44,18 @@ MAKE_OPTS:= \
 	LINUXINCLUDE="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mac80211 -I$(LINUX_DIR)/include -include linux/autoconf.h" \
 	$(EXTRA_KCONFIG)
 
-ifneq ($(findstring 2.6.23,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
-  define Build/Prepare
+define Build/Prepare
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 	$(CP) ./src/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
-  endef
+endef
 
-  define Build/Configure
-  endef
+define Build/Configure
+endef
 
-  define Build/Compile
+define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" \
 		$(MAKE_OPTS) \
 		modules
-  endef
-else
-  override CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-b43=
-endif
+endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,b43))
diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 8a387b445a..e288354104 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define KernelPackage/mac80211
   SUBMENU:=Wireless Drivers
   TITLE:=Linux 802.11 Wireless Networking Stack
-  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6 +kmod-crypto-arc4 +kmod-crypto-aes
+  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6_23 +kmod-crypto-arc4 +kmod-crypto-aes
   FILES:= \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mac80211/mac80211.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX) \
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mac80211/rc80211_simple.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX) \
@@ -44,34 +44,30 @@ MAKE_OPTS:= \
 	CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS) \
 	LINUXINCLUDE="-I${CURDIR}/src/include -I$(LINUX_DIR)/include -include linux/autoconf.h" \
 
-ifneq ($(findstring 2.6.23,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
-  define Build/Prepare
+define Build/Prepare
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mac80211
 	$(CP) ./src/mac80211/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mac80211/
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wireless
 	$(CP) ./src/wireless/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wireless/
-  endef
+endef
 
-  define Build/Compile
+define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" $(MAKE_OPTS) SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wireless" modules
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" $(MAKE_OPTS) SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mac80211" modules
-  endef
+endef
 
-  define Build/InstallDev
+define Build/InstallDev
 	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include/mac80211
 	$(CP) ./src/include/* $(1)/usr/include/mac80211/
-  endef
+endef
 
-  define Build/UninstallDev
+define Build/UninstallDev
 	rm -rf	$(1)/usr/include/mac80211
-  endef
+endef
 
-  define KernelPackage/mac80211/install
+define KernelPackage/mac80211/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/wifi
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh $(1)/lib/wifi
-  endef
-else
-  override CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-mac80211=
-endif
+endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mac80211))
diff --git a/package/p54/Makefile b/package/p54/Makefile
index fc576866a4..a0b24a22a5 100644
--- a/package/p54/Makefile
+++ b/package/p54/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define KernelPackage/p54/Default
   SUBMENU:=Wireless Drivers
   TITLE:=Prism Wireless Support (mac80211)
-  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6 +kmod-mac80211
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-mac80211
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/p54-common
diff --git a/package/rt2x00/Makefile b/package/rt2x00/Makefile
index 1e95e27a9e..fb0bd48d59 100644
--- a/package/rt2x00/Makefile
+++ b/package/rt2x00/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ define KernelPackage/rt2x00/Default
   SUBMENU:=Wireless Drivers
   TITLE:=Ralink Drivers for RT2x00 cards
   DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6 @!TARGET_atheros @!TARGET_uml
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_MAC80211
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/rt2x00-lib
@@ -102,53 +101,37 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_FW6X_NAME):
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_FW7X_NAME):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_FW7X_NAME)" "$(PKG_FW7X_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_FW7X_URL)
 
-# only try to build if the kernel is recent enough (has in-kernel mac80211)
-ifndef ($(CONFIG_MAC80211),)
-
-  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG:= \
+PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_RT2X00=y \
 	CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG=y \
 
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-pci),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2X00PCI=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-usb),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2X00USB=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2400-pci),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2400PCI=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2500-pci),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2500PCI=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2500-usb),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2500USB=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt61-pci),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT61PCI=y
-  endif
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt73-usb),)
-    PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT73USB=y
-  endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-pci),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2X00PCI=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2x00-usb),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2X00USB=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2400-pci),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2400PCI=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2500-pci),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2500PCI=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt2500-usb),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT2500USB=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt61-pci),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT61PCI=y
+endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-rt73-usb),)
+  PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG+= CONFIG_RT73USB=y
+endif
 
-  PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS:= \
+PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS:= \
 	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mac80211 \
 	$(patsubst CONFIG_%, -DCONFIG_%=1, $(patsubst %=m,%,$(filter %=m,$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG)))) \
 	$(patsubst CONFIG_%, -DCONFIG_%=1, $(patsubst %=y,%,$(filter %=y,$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG)))) \
 
-  define Build/Compile/it
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" \
-		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
-		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-		SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" \
-		$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG) \
-		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
-		V="$(V)" \
-		modules
-  endef
-
-endif
-
 define Build/Prepare
 	$(call Build/Prepare/Default)
 	$(CP) -r src/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
@@ -161,7 +144,14 @@ define Build/Configure
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-$(call Build/Compile/it)
+	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" \
+		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
+		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+		SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" \
+		$(PKG_EXTRA_KCONFIG) \
+		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(PKG_EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
+		V="$(V)" \
+		modules
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/rt61-pci/install