diff --git a/patches/openwrt/to-upstream/0055-kernel-version-bump-version-to-2-to-ensure-mac80211-.patch b/patches/openwrt/to-upstream/0055-kernel-version-bump-version-to-2-to-ensure-mac80211-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad1c2db9f4fae219ce12e2fefc4c4d195070eecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/openwrt/to-upstream/0055-kernel-version-bump-version-to-2-to-ensure-mac80211-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 1070792131137dec8f7a25f432b7e76c0e62f6c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Josef Schlehofer <pepe.schlehofer@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:14:05 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] kernel-version: bump version to 2 to ensure mac80211 update
+
+---
+ include/kernel-version.mk | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
+index 1edb01df27..4b1c852a08 100644
+--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
++++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ 
+ # Use the default kernel version if the Makefile doesn't override it
+-LINUX_RELEASE?=1
++LINUX_RELEASE?=2
+ 
+ ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_KERNEL
+   KERNEL_PATCHVER:=$(KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER)
+-- 
+2.34.1
+