diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index bc603d9..d621688 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
 source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
 source "net/ieee80211/Kconfig"
 
+config WIRELESS_EXT
+	bool
+
 endif   # if NET
 endmenu # Networking
 
diff --git a/net/core/Makefile b/net/core/Makefile
index 630da0f..79fe12c 100644
--- a/net/core/Makefile
+++ b/net/core/Makefile
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSFS) += net-sysfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DIVERT) += dv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN) += pktgen.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET_RADIO) += wireless.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT) += wireless.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETPOLL) += netpoll.o
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fd070a0..41ac7a8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -110,10 +110,8 @@
 #include <linux/netpoll.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RADIO
-#include <linux/wireless.h>		/* Note : will define WIRELESS_EXT */
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
-#endif	/* CONFIG_NET_RADIO */
 #include <asm/current.h>
 
 /*
@@ -2028,7 +2026,7 @@
 	.release = seq_release,
 };
 
-#ifdef WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 extern int wireless_proc_init(void);
 #else
 #define wireless_proc_init() 0
@@ -2581,7 +2579,7 @@
 					ret = -EFAULT;
 				return ret;
 			}
-#ifdef WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 			/* Take care of Wireless Extensions */
 			if (cmd >= SIOCIWFIRST && cmd <= SIOCIWLAST) {
 				/* If command is `set a parameter', or
@@ -2602,7 +2600,7 @@
 					ret = -EFAULT;
 				return ret;
 			}
-#endif	/* WIRELESS_EXT */
+#endif	/* CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT */
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 6c070bc..e2f1553 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@
 
 	/* Put this code here so that we avoid duplicating it in all
 	 * Rx paths. - Jean II */
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 #ifdef IW_WIRELESS_SPY		/* defined in iw_handler.h */
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RADIO
 	/* If spy monitoring on */
 	if (ieee->spy_data.spy_number > 0) {
 		struct iw_quality wstats;
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@
 		/* Update spy records */
 		wireless_spy_update(ieee->dev, hdr->addr2, &wstats);
 	}
-#endif				/* CONFIG_NET_RADIO */
 #endif				/* IW_WIRELESS_SPY */
+#endif				/* CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT */
 
 #ifdef NOT_YET
 	hostap_update_rx_stats(local->ap, hdr, rx_stats);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index b38a263..8aa5f11 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RADIO
-#include <linux/wireless.h>		/* Note : will define WIRELESS_EXT */
-#endif	/* CONFIG_NET_RADIO */
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -840,11 +837,11 @@
 	if (cmd >= SIOCDEVPRIVATE && cmd <= (SIOCDEVPRIVATE + 15)) {
 		err = dev_ioctl(cmd, argp);
 	} else
-#ifdef WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 	if (cmd >= SIOCIWFIRST && cmd <= SIOCIWLAST) {
 		err = dev_ioctl(cmd, argp);
 	} else
-#endif	/* WIRELESS_EXT */
+#endif	/* CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT */
 	switch (cmd) {
 		case FIOSETOWN:
 		case SIOCSPGRP: