diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
index a2e6c685c06fcb6113f56cfedf71825e89f0f157..bdf664c222980ffd88a832cb71efdc73330588eb 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ enable_mac80211() {
 	for vif in $vifs; do
 		config_get ifname "$vif" ifname
 		config_get enc "$vif" encryption
+		config_get eap_type "$vif" eap_type
 		config_get mode "$vif" mode
 		
 		config_get ifname "$vif" ifname
@@ -145,30 +146,14 @@ enable_mac80211() {
 				fi
 			;;
 			sta)
-				case "$enc" in 
-					PSK|psk|PSK2|psk2)
-						case "$enc" in
-							PSK|psk)
-								proto='proto=WPA';;
-							PSK2|psk2)
-								proto='proto=RSN';;
-						esac
-						cat > /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf <<EOF
-ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
-network={
-	scan_ssid=1
-	ssid="$ssid"
-	key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
-	$proto
-	psk="$key"
-}
-EOF
-					;;
-					WPA|wpa|WPA2|wpa2)
-						#add wpa_supplicant calls here
-					;;
-				esac
-				[ -z "$proto" ] || wpa_supplicant ${bridge:+ -b $bridge} -B -D wext -i "$ifname" -c /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf
+				if eval "type wpa_supplicant_setup_vif" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then
+					wpa_supplicant_setup_vif "$vif" wext || {
+						echo "enable_mac80211($device): Failed to set up wpa_supplicant for interface $ifname" >&2
+						# make sure this wifi interface won't accidentally stay open without encryption
+						ifconfig "$ifname" down
+						continue
+					}
+				fi
 			;;
 		esac
 		first=0
diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 284c6609c6a7b3f2ac83f5bde476f39c01208722..bec72383b38153e28c9bd3894fba3ae78bac40e0 100755
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ enable_atheros() {
 
 				if eval "type hostapd_setup_vif" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then
 					hostapd_setup_vif "$vif" madwifi || {
-						echo "enable_atheros($device): Failed to set up wpa for interface $ifname" >&2
+						echo "enable_atheros($device): Failed to set up hostapd for interface $ifname" >&2
 						# make sure this wifi interface won't accidentally stay open without encryption
 						ifconfig "$ifname" down
 						wlanconfig "$ifname" destroy
@@ -271,80 +271,14 @@ enable_atheros() {
 				fi
 			;;
 			wds|sta)
-				config_get_bool usepassphrase "$vif" passphrase 1
-				case "$enc" in
-					PSK|psk|PSK2|psk2)
-						case "$enc" in
-							PSK|psk)
-								proto='proto=WPA'
-								if [ "$usepassphrase" = "1" ]; then
-									passphrase="psk=\"${key}\""
-								else
-									passphrase="psk=${key}"
-								fi
-								;;
-							PSK2|psk2)
-								proto='proto=RSN'
-                                                                if [ "$usepassphrase" = "1" ]; then
-                                                                        passphrase="psk=\"${key}\""
-                                                                else
-                                                                        passphrase="psk=${key}"
-                                                                fi
-								;;
-						esac
-						cat > /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf <<EOF
-network={
-	scan_ssid=1
-	ssid="$ssid"
-	key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
-	$proto
-	$passphrase
-}
-EOF
-					;;
-					WPA|wpa|WPA2|wpa2i|8021x|8021X)
-						config_get ca_cert "$vif" ca_cert
-						eap_type=$(echo $eap_type | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')
-						case "$eap_type" in
-							tls|TLS)
-								proto='proto=WPA2'
-								pairwise='pairwise=CCMP'
-								group='group=CCMP'
-								config_get priv_key "$vif" priv_key
-								config_get priv_key_pwd "$vif" priv_key_pwd
-								priv_key="private_key=\"$priv_key\""
-								priv_key_pwd="private_key_passwd=\"$priv_key_pwd\""
-							;;
-							peap|PEAP|ttls|TTLS)
-								proto='proto=WPA2'
-								config_get auth "$vif" auth
-								config_get identity "$vif" identity
-								config_get password "$vif" password
-								phase2="phase2=\"auth=${auth:-MSCHAPV2}\""
-								identity="identity=\"$identity\""
-								password="password=\"$password\""
-							;;
-						esac
-						cat > /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf <<EOF
-network={
-	scan_ssid=1
-	ssid="$ssid"
-	key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
-	$proto
-	$pairwise
-	$group
-	eap=$eap_type
-	ca_cert="$ca_cert"
-	$priv_key
-	$priv_key_pwd
-	$phase2
-	$identity
-	$password
-}
-EOF
-					;;
-				esac
-				[ -z "$proto" ] || wpa_supplicant ${bridge:+ -b $bridge} -B -D madwifi -i "$ifname" -c /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf
+				if eval "type wpa_supplicant_setup_vif" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then
+					wpa_supplicant_setup_vif "$vif" madwifi || {
+						echo "enable_atheros($device): Failed to set up wpa_supplicant for interface $ifname" >&2
+						ifconfig "$ifname" down
+						wlanconfig "$ifname" destroy
+						continue
+					}
+				fi
 			;;
 		esac
 		first=0
diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 41b9b12396e5d7d6b9387de75c2bf35ea96151d1..ed6e45588e6bf66521974e1f6190c98ccfd3503b 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ define Package/wpa-supplicant/install
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpa_supplicant/wpa_passphrase \
 		$(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/wifi
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/wpa_supplicant.sh $(1)/lib/wifi/wpa_supplicant.sh
 endef
 
 define Package/wpa-cli/install
diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.sh b/package/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..192c90354085567bfdf6aaa43fa3703f5f9308f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/files/wpa_supplicant.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+wpa_supplicant_setup_vif() {
+	local vif="$1"
+	local driver="$2"
+	
+	# wpa_supplicant should use wext for mac80211 cards
+	[ "$driver" = "mac80211" ] && driver='wext'
+
+	case "$enc" in
+		PSK|psk|psk2|PSK2)
+			key_mgmt='WPA-PSK'
+			config_get_bool usepassphrase "$vif" passphrase 1
+			case "$enc" in
+				psk|PSK)
+					proto='WPA'
+					if [ "$usepassphrase" = "1" ]; then
+						passphrase="psk=\"${key}\""
+					else
+						passphrase="psk=${key}"
+					fi
+				;;
+				psk2|PSK2)
+					proto='RSN'
+					if [ "$usepassphrase" = "1" ]; then
+						passphrase="psk=\"${key}\""
+					else
+						passphrase="psk=${key}"
+					fi
+				;;
+			esac
+		;;
+		WPA|wpa|WPA2|wpa2i|8021x|8021X)
+			proto='WPA2'
+			key_mgmt='WPA-EAP'
+			config_get ca_cert "$vif" ca_cert
+			case "$eap_type" in
+				tls|TLS)
+					pairwise='pairwise=CCMP'
+					group='group=CCMP'
+					config_get priv_key "$vif" priv_key
+					config_get priv_key_pwd "$vif" priv_key_pwd
+					priv_key="private_key=\"$priv_key\""
+					priv_key_pwd="private_key_passwd=\"$priv_key_pwd\""
+				;;
+				peap|PEAP|ttls|TTLS)
+					config_get auth "$vif" auth
+					config_get identity "$vif" identity
+					config_get password "$vif" password
+					phase2="phase2=\"auth=${auth:-MSCHAPV2}\""
+					identity="identity=\"$identity\""
+					password="password=\"$password\""
+				;;
+			esac
+		;;
+	esac
+	config_get ifname "$vif" ifname
+	config_get bridge "$vif" bridge
+	config_get ssid "$vif" ssid
+	eap_type=$(echo $eap_type | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')
+	cat > /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf <<EOF
+network={
+	scan_ssid=1
+	ssid="$ssid"
+	key_mgmt=$key_mgmt
+	proto=$proto
+	$passphrase
+	$pairwise
+	$group
+	eap=$eap_type
+	ca_cert="$ca_cert"
+	$priv_key
+	$priv_key_pwd
+	$phase2
+	$identity
+	$password
+}
+EOF
+	[ -z "$proto" ] || wpa_supplicant ${bridge:+ -b $bridge} -B -D ${driver:-wext} -i "$ifname" -c /var/run/wpa_supplicant-$ifname.conf
+}