diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/400-ath_move_debug_code.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/400-ath_move_debug_code.patch
index 25842988361ee8611ced94e42fd54d8eac4c69cc..47f3b4a2a946924f1d6ad1364850e4cc8d4130b9 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/patches/400-ath_move_debug_code.patch
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/400-ath_move_debug_code.patch
@@ -9,3 +9,19 @@
 -ath-$(CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG) += debug.o
 +		key.o \
 +		debug.o
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+@@ -277,13 +277,6 @@ ath_dbg(struct ath_common *common, enum 
+ #endif /* CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG */
+ 
+ /** Returns string describing opmode, or NULL if unknown mode. */
+-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG
+ const char *ath_opmode_to_string(enum nl80211_iftype opmode);
+-#else
+-static inline const char *ath_opmode_to_string(enum nl80211_iftype opmode)
+-{
+-	return "UNKNOWN";
+-}
+-#endif
+ 
+ #endif /* ATH_H */