diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/ath9k/553-ath9k-ahb_of_compat.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/ath9k/553-ath9k-ahb_of_compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20e351d2038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/ath9k/553-ath9k-ahb_of_compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ static const struct of_device_id ath9k_o
+ 	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9530-wifi", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_AR953X },
+ 	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9550-wifi", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_QCA955X },
+ 	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9560-wifi", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_QCA956X },
++	/* backwards compat, remove if no longer needed: */
++	{ .compatible = "qca,ar9130-wmac", .data = (void *)AR5416_AR9100_DEVID },
++	{ .compatible = "qca,ar9330-wmac", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_AR9330 },
++	{ .compatible = "qca,ar9340-wmac", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_AR9340 },
++	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9530-wmac", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_AR953X },
++	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9550-wmac", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_QCA955X },
++	{ .compatible = "qca,qca9560-wmac", .data = (void *)AR9300_DEVID_QCA956X },
+ 	{},
+ };
+