diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.39/400-mips-disable-ath79-platform.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.39/400-mips-disable-ath79-platform.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f68cc7f0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.39/400-mips-disable-ath79-platform.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
+@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ endchoice
+ 
+ source "arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig"
+ source "arch/mips/ar71xx/Kconfig"
+-source "arch/mips/ath79/Kconfig"
++# source "arch/mips/ath79/Kconfig"
+ source "arch/mips/bcm63xx/Kconfig"
+ source "arch/mips/jazz/Kconfig"
+ source "arch/mips/jz4740/Kconfig"