diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 71ce17add..c8c6998ce 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ define KernelPackage/mac80211/Default
   SUBMENU:=$(WMENU)
   URL:=http://linuxwireless.org/
   MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
-  DEPENDS:=@(!(TARGET_avr32||TARGET_ep93xx||TARGET_ps3||TARGET_pxcab)||BROKEN)
+  DEPENDS:=@!LINUX_2_4 @(!(TARGET_avr32||TARGET_ep93xx||TARGET_ps3||TARGET_pxcab)||BROKEN)
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/cfg80211