diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/522-mac80211_reduce_txqueuelen.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/522-mac80211_reduce_txqueuelen.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..948d2043fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/522-mac80211_reduce_txqueuelen.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
+@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ieee8
+ static void ieee80211_if_setup(struct net_device *dev)
+ {
+ 	ether_setup(dev);
++	dev->tx_queue_len = 32;
+ 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
+ 	netdev_attach_ops(dev, &ieee80211_dataif_ops);
+ #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,29))