diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_tsf_fix.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_tsf_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a99ed7a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_tsf_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess nulls rxs and the mactime is never set again -
+mactime is always 0. This causes problems in IBSS mode.
+
+ieee80211_rx_bss_info uses mactime to decide if an IBSS merge is needed.
+Without this patch the merge is triggered by each beacon received.
+
+This can be recognized by the "beacon TSF higher than local TSF - IBSS
+merge with BSSID" log message accompanying each beacon.
+
+This problem was not completely fixed in commit
+a6d2055b02dde1067075795274672720baadd3ca and is not a stable kernel fix.
+It is solely intended for wireless-testing.
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Friedrich <jft@dev2day.de>
+---
+ drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c |   10 +++++-----
+ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+@@ -1140,6 +1140,11 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc,
+ 		if (flush)
+ 			goto requeue;
+ 
++		retval = ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(common, hw, hdr, &rs,
++						 rxs, &decrypt_error);
++		if (retval)
++			goto requeue;
++
+ 		rxs->mactime = (tsf & ~0xffffffffULL) | rs.rs_tstamp;
+ 		if (rs.rs_tstamp > tsf_lower &&
+ 		    unlikely(rs.rs_tstamp - tsf_lower > 0x10000000))
+@@ -1149,11 +1154,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc,
+ 		    unlikely(tsf_lower - rs.rs_tstamp > 0x10000000))
+ 			rxs->mactime += 0x100000000ULL;
+ 
+-		retval = ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(common, hw, hdr, &rs,
+-						 rxs, &decrypt_error);
+-		if (retval)
+-			goto requeue;
+-
+ 		/* Ensure we always have an skb to requeue once we are done
+ 		 * processing the current buffer's skb */
+ 		requeue_skb = ath_rxbuf_alloc(common, common->rx_bufsize, GFP_ATOMIC);