diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex
index 0f87810203247861305840f549052307b75d7b9c..bc41b0e054f21e0e28bab93dd3a89034b3e7fc82 100644
--- a/docs/wireless.tex
+++ b/docs/wireless.tex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config wifi-iface
 config wifi-device      "wifi0"
     option type         "atheros"
     option channel      "5"
-    option agmode  	"11g"
+    option hwmode	"11g"
 
 config wifi-iface
     option device       "wifi0"
@@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ config wifi-device    wifi device name
     option channel    1-14
     option maxassoc   1-128 (broadcom only)
     option distance   1-n
-    option agmode     11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros only)
+    option hwmode     11b, 11g, 11a, 11bg (atheros, mac80211)
     option rxantenna  0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
     option txantenna  0,1,2 (atheros, broadcom)
 
 config wifi-iface
-    option network  the interface you want wifi to bridge with 
+    option network  the interface you want wifi to bridge with
     option device   wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
     option mode     ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
     option txpower  transmission power in dBm
     option ssid     ssid name
     option bssid    bssid address
-    option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2 
+    option encryption none, wep, psk, psk2, wpa, wpa2
     option key      encryption key
     option key1     key 1
     option key2     key 2
diff --git a/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index a6f5dba992590080ca0272da1bfb2286fd713599..1c2fa35e7a115421cbd0edafe866740e644d5aa9 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ hostapd_setup_vif() {
 	config_get ssid "$vif" ssid
 	config_get device "$vif" device
 	config_get channel "$device" channel
-	config_get agmode "$device" agmode
-	case "$agmode" in
-		11a) agmode=a;;
-		11b) agmode=b;;
-		11g) agmode=g;;
+	config_get hwmode "$device" hwmode
+	case "$hwmode" in
+		11a) hwmode=a;;
+		11b) hwmode=b;;
+		11g) hwmode=g;;
 		*)
-			agmode=
-			[ "$channel" -gt 14 ] && agmode=a
+			hwmode=
+			[ "$channel" -gt 14 ] && hwmode=a
 		;;
 	esac
 	cat > /var/run/hostapd-$ifname.conf <<EOF
 driver=$driver
 interface=$ifname
-hw_mode=${agmode:-g}
+hw_mode=${hwmode:-g}
 channel=$channel
 ${bridge:+bridge=$bridge}
 ssid=$ssid
diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 638640a96236d7ca580ff3a4c4a5609a43c9bb48..db7f057940087a320754eb69f2385d6eb8ddba8c 100755
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -95,22 +95,22 @@ enable_atheros() {
 		config_set "$vif" ifname "$ifname"
 
 		# only need to change freq band and channel on the first vif
-		config_get agmode "$device" agmode
-		[ -z "$agmode" ] && config_get agmode "$device" mode
+		config_get hwmode "$device" hwmode
+		[ -z "$hwmode" ] && config_get hwmode "$device" mode
 
 		pureg=0
-		case "$agmode" in
-			*b) agmode=11b;;
-			*bg) agmode=11g;;
-			*g) agmode=11g; pureg=1;;
-			*gdt) agmode=11gdt;;
-			*a) agmode=11a;;
-			*adt) agmode=11adt;;
-			*ast) agmode=11ast;;
-			*fh) agmode=fh;;
-			*) agmode=auto;;
+		case "$hwmode" in
+			*b) hwmode=11b;;
+			*bg) hwmode=11g;;
+			*g) hwmode=11g; pureg=1;;
+			*gdt) hwmode=11gdt;;
+			*a) hwmode=11a;;
+			*adt) hwmode=11adt;;
+			*ast) hwmode=11ast;;
+			*fh) hwmode=fh;;
+			*) hwmode=auto;;
 		esac
-		iwpriv "$ifname" mode "$agmode"
+		iwpriv "$ifname" mode "$hwmode"
 		iwpriv "$ifname" pureg "$pureg"
 
 		[ "$first" = 1 ] && {