diff --git a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
index d9309ebcf12219ce878d57a0d2b19b66d454dc56..00332b03578f50f17761fc8f0e015bf8e3bb67a7 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl-mini \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl-mimo \
-	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/libiwinfo/description
   Wireless information library with consistent interface for proprietary Broadcom,
-  madwifi, nl80211 and wext driver interfaces.
+  nl80211 and wext driver interfaces.
 endef
 
 
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ IWINFO_BACKENDS := \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl),wl) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl-mini),wl) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-brcm-wl-mimo),wl) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi),madwifi) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211),nl80211)
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += \