diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-enable-debug.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-enable-debug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d362c010d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/402-ath9k-enable-debug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_PCI),)
+ CONFIG_ATH5K=m
+ # CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG is not set
+ CONFIG_ATH9K=m
+-# CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUG is not set
++CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUG=y
+ 
+ 
+ CONFIG_IWLWIFI=y