diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
index 43ad5453b07a3798d25dedee95081b4b10eeb3d3..79bec5b7b7fc3812ee5b45e75f5338ed2f4a4701 100644
--- a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ FEATURES:=jffs2 pci tgz
 LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.23.17
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES += madwifi
 
 $(eval $(call BuildTarget))