diff --git a/src/patches/compat-wireless_enable_ath5k_apmode.patch b/src/patches/compat-wireless_enable_ath5k_apmode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db944814d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/patches/compat-wireless_enable_ath5k_apmode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -Naur compat-wireless-2009-04-13.org/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c compat-wireless-2009-04-13/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+--- compat-wireless-2009-04-13.org/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c	2009-04-13 06:14:20.000000000 +0200
++++ compat-wireless-2009-04-13/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c	2009-04-16 19:15:17.000000000 +0200
+@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
+ 
+ 	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
++		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
+ 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
+