diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 787058b01c9..35027d3ac4a 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -824,35 +824,6 @@ PKG_B43_FWV3_SOURCE:=$(PKG_B43_FWV3_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWV3_VERSION).o
 PKG_B43_FWV3_SOURCE_URL:=http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/
 PKG_B43_FWV3_MD5SUM:=e08665c5c5b66beb9c3b2dd54aa80cb3
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_B43_OPENFIRMWARE),y)
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME:=b43-fwcutter
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION:=3e69531aa65b8f664a0ab00dfc3e2eefeb0cb417
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION).tar.bz2
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_PROTO:=git
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE_URL:=http://git.bu3sch.de/git/b43-tools.git
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION)
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_OBJECT:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION)/fwcutter/
-else
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME:=b43-fwcutter
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION:=015
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION).tar.bz2
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_PROTO:=default
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE_URL:=http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_MD5SUM:=628e030565222a107bc40300313cbe76
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR:=b43-fwcutter-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION)
-  PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_OBJECT:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_NAME)-$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION)/
-endif
-
-define Download/b43-common
-  FILE:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE)
-  URL:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE_URL)
-  MD5SUM:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_MD5SUM)
-  PROTO:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_PROTO)
-  VERSION:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_VERSION)
-  SUBDIR:=$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR)
-endef
-$(eval $(call Download,b43-common))
-
 define Download/b43
   FILE:=$(PKG_B43_FWV4_SOURCE)
   URL:=$(PKG_B43_FWV4_SOURCE_URL)
@@ -867,19 +838,14 @@ define Download/b43legacy
 endef
 $(eval $(call Download,b43legacy))
 
-define KernelPackage/b43-common
+
+define KernelPackage/b43
   $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
-  TITLE:=Generic stuff for Broadcom wireless devices
+  TITLE:=Broadcom 43xx wireless support
   URL:=http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
   KCONFIG:= \
   	CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
-  DEPENDS+= +kmod-mac80211 +!(TARGET_brcm47xx||TARGET_brcm63xx):kmod-ssb
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/b43
-$(call KernelPackage/b43-common)
-  DEPENDS+= +@DRIVER_11N_SUPPORT +!TARGET_brcm47xx:kmod-bcma
-  TITLE:=Broadcom 43xx wireless support
+  DEPENDS+= +kmod-mac80211 +!TARGET_brcm47xx:kmod-bcma +!(TARGET_brcm47xx||TARGET_brcm63xx):kmod-ssb
   FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,30,b43)
   MENU:=1
@@ -1041,8 +1007,12 @@ Kernel module for Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack) new
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/b43legacy
-$(call KernelPackage/b43-common)
+  $(call KernelPackage/mac80211/Default)
   TITLE:=Broadcom 43xx-legacy wireless support
+  URL:=http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
+  KCONFIG:= \
+  	CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
+  DEPENDS+= +kmod-mac80211 +!(TARGET_brcm47xx||TARGET_brcm63xx):kmod-ssb
   FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,30,b43legacy)
   MENU:=1
@@ -1519,25 +1489,8 @@ define KernelPackage/iwl4965/install
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_LINUX_FIRMWARE_SUBDIR)/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode $(1)/lib/firmware
 endef
 
-define Build/b43-common
-	tar xjf "$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SOURCE)" -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)"
-	patch -p1 -d  "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_OBJECT)" < ./files/b43-fwcutter-fw-dirname.patch
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_OBJECT)" \
-		CFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include -include endian.h" \
-		QUIET_SPARSE=:
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_OBJECT)/b43-fwcutter $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_B43_OPENFIRMWARE),y)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR)/assembler/"
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR)/assembler/b43-asm $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWCUTTER_SUBDIR)/assembler/b43-asm.bin $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
-endif
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/host_bin/b43-fwsquash.py $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
-endef
-
 define KernelPackage/b43/install
 	rm -rf $(1)/lib/firmware/
-	$(call Build/b43-common)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_B43_OPENFIRMWARE),y)
 	tar xzf "$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWV4_SOURCE)" -C "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)"
 else
@@ -1559,9 +1512,7 @@ endif
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/b43legacy/install
-	$(call Build/b43-common)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/
-
 	b43-fwcutter --unsupported -w $(1)/lib/firmware/ $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_B43_FWV3_SOURCE)
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_B43LEGACY_FW_SQUASH),)
 	b43-fwsquash.py "G" "$(CONFIG_B43LEGACY_FW_SQUASH_COREREVS)" "$(1)/lib/firmware/b43legacy"
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 842926ae7d1..620da05f004 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx),)
 tools-y += lzma-old squashfs
 endif
 tools-y += lzma squashfs4
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-b43)$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-b43legacy),)
+tools-y += b43-tools
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_firmwarehotplug),)
 tools-y += sdcc
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ $(curdir)/missing-macros/compile := $(curdir)/automake/install
 $(curdir)/e2fsprogs/compile := $(curdir)/automake/install
 $(curdir)/libelf/compile := $(curdir)/automake/install
 $(curdir)/sdcc/compile := $(curdir)/bison/install
+$(curdir)/b43-tools/compile := $(curdir)/bison/install
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_CCACHE),)
 $(foreach tool, $(tools-y), $(eval $(curdir)/$(tool)/compile += $(curdir)/ccache/install))
diff --git a/tools/b43-tools/Makefile b/tools/b43-tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..576a580dfcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/b43-tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=b43-tools
+PKG_VERSION:=016
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://git.bues.ch/b43-tools.git
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=38267954aae73659de271c67e6892c744b47f3d8
+PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM:=7826262ac6870ac27c22a1b6974f8952
+HOST_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+
+
+define Host/Compile
+	+$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/fwcutter \
+		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -include endian.h" \
+		$(HOST_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+		$(1) QUIET_SPARSE=:
+	+$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/assembler \
+		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -include endian.h" \
+		$(HOST_MAKE_FLAGS) \
+		$(1) QUIET_SPARSE=:
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/assembler/b43-asm $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/assembler/b43-asm.bin $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/b43-fwsquash.py $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
+endef
+
+define Host/Clean
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/b43-fwcutter
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/b43-asm
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/b43-asm.bin
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/b43-fwsquash.py
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))
diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/host_bin/b43-fwsquash.py b/tools/b43-tools/files/b43-fwsquash.py
similarity index 100%
rename from package/mac80211/files/host_bin/b43-fwsquash.py
rename to tools/b43-tools/files/b43-fwsquash.py
diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/b43-fwcutter-fw-dirname.patch b/tools/b43-tools/patches/001-fw-dirname.patch
similarity index 85%
rename from package/mac80211/files/b43-fwcutter-fw-dirname.patch
rename to tools/b43-tools/patches/001-fw-dirname.patch
index c2f49ab7812..e9bd03249f3 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/files/b43-fwcutter-fw-dirname.patch
+++ b/tools/b43-tools/patches/001-fw-dirname.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- a/fwcutter.c
-+++ b/fwcutter.c
+--- a/fwcutter/fwcutter.c
++++ b/fwcutter/fwcutter.c
 @@ -48,13 +48,8 @@
  #include "fwcutter.h"
  #include "fwcutter_list.h"