diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index 19a4c66..7dd77b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	select CRYPTO_ARC4
 	select CRYPTO_AES
 	select CRC32
-	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	---help---
 	  This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
 	  networking stack.
diff --git a/net/mac80211/Makefile b/net/mac80211/Makefile
index 91284a7..9f3cf71 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/net/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # mac80211 objects
 mac80211-y := \
 	main.o \
-	wext.o \
 	sta_info.o \
 	wep.o \
 	wpa.o \
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index c6b25cb..aec6853 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
-#include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "key.h"
 #include "sta_info.h"
@@ -951,9 +950,6 @@
 void ieee80211_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 u32 ieee80211_reset_erp_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
-/* wireless extensions */
-extern const struct iw_handler_def ieee80211_iw_handler_def;
-
 /* STA code */
 void ieee80211_sta_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 int ieee80211_mgd_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index d79a211..6c655b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@
 {
 	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ieee80211_dataif_ops;
-	dev->wireless_handlers = &ieee80211_iw_handler_def;
 	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 147772a..4573100 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
-#include <net/iw_handler.h>
 
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "driver-ops.h"
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
deleted file mode 100644
index aa250c3..0000000
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2005, Instant802 Networks, Inc.
- * Copyright 2005-2006, Devicescape Software, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
-#include <linux/if_arp.h>
-#include <linux/wireless.h>
-#include <net/iw_handler.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
-
-#include <net/mac80211.h>
-#include "ieee80211_i.h"
-#include "led.h"
-#include "rate.h"
-#include "wpa.h"
-#include "aes_ccm.h"
-
-
-
-/* Structures to export the Wireless Handlers */
-
-static const iw_handler ieee80211_handler[] =
-{
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWCOMMIT */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwname,		/* SIOCGIWNAME */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWNWID */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWNWID */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfreq,		/* SIOCSIWFREQ */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfreq,		/* SIOCGIWFREQ */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmode,		/* SIOCSIWMODE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwmode,		/* SIOCGIWMODE */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWSENS */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWSENS */
-	(iw_handler) NULL /* not used */,		/* SIOCSIWRANGE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrange,		/* SIOCGIWRANGE */
-	(iw_handler) NULL /* not used */,		/* SIOCSIWPRIV */
-	(iw_handler) NULL /* kernel code */,		/* SIOCGIWPRIV */
-	(iw_handler) NULL /* not used */,		/* SIOCSIWSTATS */
-	(iw_handler) NULL /* kernel code */,		/* SIOCGIWSTATS */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWSPY */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWSPY */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWTHRSPY */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWTHRSPY */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwap,		/* SIOCSIWAP */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwap,		/* SIOCGIWAP */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmlme,		/* SIOCSIWMLME */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWAPLIST */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwscan,		/* SIOCSIWSCAN */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwscan,		/* SIOCGIWSCAN */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwessid,		/* SIOCSIWESSID */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwessid,		/* SIOCGIWESSID */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWNICKN */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWNICKN */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* -- hole -- */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* -- hole -- */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwrate,		/* SIOCSIWRATE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrate,		/* SIOCGIWRATE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwrts,		/* SIOCSIWRTS */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrts,		/* SIOCGIWRTS */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfrag,		/* SIOCSIWFRAG */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfrag,		/* SIOCGIWFRAG */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwtxpower,		/* SIOCSIWTXPOW */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwtxpower,		/* SIOCGIWTXPOW */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwretry,		/* SIOCSIWRETRY */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwretry,		/* SIOCGIWRETRY */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwencode,		/* SIOCSIWENCODE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwencode,		/* SIOCGIWENCODE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwpower,		/* SIOCSIWPOWER */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwpower,		/* SIOCGIWPOWER */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* -- hole -- */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* -- hole -- */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwgenie,		/* SIOCSIWGENIE */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWGENIE */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwauth,		/* SIOCSIWAUTH */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwauth,		/* SIOCGIWAUTH */
-	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwencodeext,	/* SIOCSIWENCODEEXT */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWENCODEEXT */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWPMKSA */
-	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* -- hole -- */
-};
-
-const struct iw_handler_def ieee80211_iw_handler_def =
-{
-	.num_standard	= ARRAY_SIZE(ieee80211_handler),
-	.standard	= (iw_handler *) ieee80211_handler,
-	.get_wireless_stats = cfg80211_wireless_stats,
-};
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 442c9f3..f9fee65 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "core.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 
 /* name for sysfs, %d is appended */
 #define PHY_NAME "phy"
@@ -665,6 +666,8 @@
 		wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
 		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+		if (!dev->wireless_handlers)
+			dev->wireless_handlers = &cfg80211_wext_handler;
 		wdev->wext.default_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.default_mgmt_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.connect.auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC;
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 30058a8..097a87d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/nl80211.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include "core.h"
 #include "nl80211.h"
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 2a2683f..67714d7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include "core.h"
 #include "nl80211.h"
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 
 #define IEEE80211_SCAN_RESULT_EXPIRE	(15 * HZ)
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index a197410..d2b5d4c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
+#include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include "nl80211.h"
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 083e4c3..e4e90e2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -1397,3 +1397,43 @@
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_giwessid);
+
+static const iw_handler cfg80211_handlers[] = {
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWNAME)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwname,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWFREQ)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfreq,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWFREQ)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfreq,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWMODE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmode,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWMODE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwmode,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWRANGE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrange,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWAP)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwap,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWAP)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwap,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWMLME)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmlme,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWSCAN)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwscan,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWSCAN)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwscan,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWESSID)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwessid,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWESSID)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwessid,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWRATE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwrate,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWRATE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrate,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWRTS)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwrts,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWRTS)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwrts,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWFRAG)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfrag,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWFRAG)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfrag,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWTXPOW)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwtxpower,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWTXPOW)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwtxpower,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWRETRY)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwretry,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWRETRY)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwretry,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWENCODE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwencode,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWENCODE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwencode,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWPOWER)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwpower,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWPOWER)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwpower,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWGENIE)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwgenie,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWAUTH)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwauth,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCGIWAUTH)]	= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwauth,
+	[IW_IOCTL_IDX(SIOCSIWENCODEEXT)]= (iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwencodeext,
+};
+
+const struct iw_handler_def cfg80211_wext_handler = {
+	.num_standard		= ARRAY_SIZE(cfg80211_handlers),
+	.standard		= cfg80211_handlers,
+	.get_wireless_stats = cfg80211_wireless_stats,
+};
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.h b/net/wireless/wext-compat.h
index c0310d9..9a37747 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.h
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __WEXT_COMPAT
 #define __WEXT_COMPAT
 
+#include <net/iw_handler.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
+
 int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct iw_request_info *info,
 			       struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
@@ -42,4 +45,6 @@
 struct ieee80211_channel *cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					     struct iw_freq *freq);
 
+
+extern const struct iw_handler_def cfg80211_wext_handler;
 #endif /* __WEXT_COMPAT */