diff --git a/package/madwifi/Config.in b/package/madwifi/Config.in
index 6191ce2db4fe9c1366cffc54a8426db51e749154..23cc433f3d159c91faea8fd26dbba932610793f4 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Config.in
+++ b/package/madwifi/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ config MADWIFI_DEBUG
 	depends on DEVEL && PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi
 	default n
 
+config MADWIFI_COMPRESSION
+	bool "Enable Atheros Super A/G Compression"
+	depends on PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi
+	depends !TARGET_ar71xx
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enables Atheros Super A/G Hardware Compression Engine.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Madwifi version"
 	depends on PACKAGE_kmod-madwifi
diff --git a/package/madwifi/Makefile b/package/madwifi/Makefile
index 93f695db952ce62ffdd2d74661102964706697dc..5e6273ccae294e0beaf64bfa64a1de81ae51547d 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/madwifi/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=wprobe
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
-COMPRESSION:=1
+ifdef CONFIG_MADWIFI_COMPRESSION
+  COMPRESSION:=1
+else
+  COMPRESSION:=0
+endif
 
 define Download/hal
   FILE:=$(HAL_FILE)