1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 442c9f389799..f9fee65dc06a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "core.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 
 /* name for sysfs, %d is appended */
 #define PHY_NAME "phy"
@@ -665,6 +666,8 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb,
                 wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
                 mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+                if (!dev->wireless_handlers)
+                        dev->wireless_handlers = &cfg80211_wext_handler;
                 wdev->wext.default_key = -1;
                 wdev->wext.default_mgmt_key = -1;
                 wdev->wext.connect.auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC;