diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
index 9014ce85e5..f96317a9d5 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 PKG_NAME:=mac80211
 
 PKG_VERSION:=6.18.39
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/mwl/110-wifi-mwifiex-fix-freeze-for-60-seconds-caused-by-req.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/mwl/110-wifi-mwifiex-fix-freeze-for-60-seconds-caused-by-req.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0515c60f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/mwl/110-wifi-mwifiex-fix-freeze-for-60-seconds-caused-by-req.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From 27882f047c76a7c48988952df5515df13be2fd72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Georgi Valkov <gvalkov@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:17:00 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] wifi: mwifiex: fix freeze for 60 seconds caused by
+ request_firmware
+
+Fix regression in rgpower table loading, caused by using
+request_firmware(): when the requested firmware does not exist, e.g.
+nxp/rgpower_WW.bin does not exist on OpenWRT builds for WRT3200ACM,
+request_firmware() falls back to firmware_fallback_sysfs(), which expects
+the firmware to be provided by user space using SYSFS. No such utility is
+provided in this configuration, so the entire system locks up for 60
+seconds, until the request times out. During this time, no other log
+messages are observed, and the device does not respond to commands over
+UART.
+
+The request_firmware() call is performed in the following context:
+current->comm kworker/1:2  in_task 1  irqs_disabled 0  in_atomic 0
+
+Fixed by using request_firmware_direct(). This prevents fallback to SYSFS,
+and avoids delay. The rgpower table is optional. The driver falls back
+to the device tree power table if the firmware is not present.
+
+The error code is printed for debugging and returned to the caller,
+which only cares for success or failure, so there are no side effects.
+
+Fixes: 7b6f16a25806 ("wifi: mwifiex: add rgpower table loading support")
+Signed-off-by: Georgi Valkov <gvalkov@gmail.com>
+---
+ drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c | 14 ++++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static int mwifiex_request_rgpower_table
+ 	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+ 	char rgpower_table_name[30];
+ 	char country_code[3];
++	int ret;
+ 
+ 	strscpy(country_code, domain_info->country_code, sizeof(country_code));
+ 
+@@ -214,16 +215,17 @@ static int mwifiex_request_rgpower_table
+ 		adapter->rgpower_data = NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if ((request_firmware(&adapter->rgpower_data, rgpower_table_name,
+-			      adapter->dev))) {
++	ret = request_firmware_direct(&adapter->rgpower_data, rgpower_table_name,
++				      adapter->dev);
++
++	if (ret) {
+ 		mwifiex_dbg(
+ 			adapter, INFO,
+-			"info: %s: failed to request regulatory power table\n",
+-			__func__);
+-		return -EIO;
++			"info: %s: failed to request regulatory power table: %d\n",
++			__func__, ret);
+ 	}
+ 
+-	return 0;
++	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+ static int mwifiex_dnld_rgpower_table(struct mwifiex_private *priv)