diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34e1267fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/ssb/Kconfig	2008-11-29 17:29:58.000000000 +0100
++++ b/drivers/ssb/Kconfig	2008-11-29 17:40:52.000000000 +0100
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
+ config SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE
+ 	bool
+ 	depends on SSB_PCIHOST
+-	default n
++	default y
+ 
+ config SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE
+ 	bool