diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/bcm_sta/patches/bcm_sta-005-linux-3.8-support.patch b/packages/linux-drivers/bcm_sta/patches/bcm_sta-005-linux-3.8-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f8caf7e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/bcm_sta/patches/bcm_sta-005-linux-3.8-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+From 00da4982e9175921cfb26d1377bf49ece3bb41cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
+Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:10:17 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] linux 3.8 support
+
+---
+ x86-32/src/include/bcmutils.h   |    5 +++++
+ x86-32/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c |   25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ x86-64/src/include/bcmutils.h   |    4 ++++
+ x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c |   25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ 4 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/x86-32/src/include/bcmutils.h b/x86-32/src/include/bcmutils.h
+index fa6df04..9a8cab4 100644
+--- a/x86-32/src/include/bcmutils.h
++++ b/x86-32/src/include/bcmutils.h
+@@ -555,7 +555,12 @@ extern void printbig(char *buf);
+ extern void prhex(const char *msg, uchar *buf, uint len);
+ 
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_next_tlv)(bcm_tlv_t *elt, int *buflen);
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_tlvs)(void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
++#else
++extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_tlvs)(const void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
++#endif
++
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_ordered_tlvs)(void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
+ 
+ extern const char *bcmerrorstr(int bcmerror);
+diff --git a/x86-32/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c b/x86-32/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
+index 09d04ed..698b004 100644
+--- a/x86-32/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
++++ b/x86-32/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
+@@ -744,7 +744,11 @@ wl_cfg80211_join_ibss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ 	else
+ 		memset(&join_params.params.bssid, 0, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+ 
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 	wl_ch_to_chanspec(params->channel, &join_params, &join_params_size);
++#else
++	wl_ch_to_chanspec(params->chandef.chan, &join_params, &join_params_size);
++#endif
+ 
+ 	err = wl_dev_ioctl(dev, WLC_SET_SSID, &join_params, join_params_size);
+ 	if (err) {
+@@ -2047,9 +2051,14 @@ static s32 wl_update_bss_info(struct wl_priv *wl)
+ 	struct bcm_tlv *tim;
+ 	u16 beacon_interval;
+ 	s32 dtim_period;
++	s32 err = 0;
+ 	size_t ie_len;
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 	u8 *ie;
+-	s32 err = 0;
++#else
++	const u8 *ie;
++	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
++#endif
+ 
+ 	ssid = &wl->profile->ssid;
+ 	bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wl_to_wiphy(wl), NULL, (s8 *)&wl->bssid,
+@@ -2079,8 +2088,22 @@ static s32 wl_update_bss_info(struct wl_priv *wl)
+ 		beacon_interval = cpu_to_le16(bi->beacon_period);
+ 	} else {
+ 		WL_DBG(("Found the AP in the list - BSSID %pM\n", bss->bssid));
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 		ie = bss->information_elements;
+ 		ie_len = bss->len_information_elements;
++#else
++		rcu_read_lock();
++		ies = (const struct cfg80211_bss_ies*)rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
++		if (!ies) {
++			/* This should never happen */
++			rcu_read_unlock();
++			err = -EIO;
++			goto update_bss_info_out;
++		}
++		ie = ies->data;
++		ie_len = (size_t)(ies->len);
++		rcu_read_unlock();
++#endif
+ 		beacon_interval = bss->beacon_interval;
+ 		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+ 	}
+diff --git a/x86-64/src/include/bcmutils.h b/x86-64/src/include/bcmutils.h
+index fa6df04..1200bf0 100644
+--- a/x86-64/src/include/bcmutils.h
++++ b/x86-64/src/include/bcmutils.h
+@@ -555,7 +555,11 @@ extern void printbig(char *buf);
+ extern void prhex(const char *msg, uchar *buf, uint len);
+ 
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_next_tlv)(bcm_tlv_t *elt, int *buflen);
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_tlvs)(void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
++#else
++extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_tlvs)(const void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
++#endif
+ extern bcm_tlv_t *BCMROMFN(bcm_parse_ordered_tlvs)(void *buf, int buflen, uint key);
+ 
+ extern const char *bcmerrorstr(int bcmerror);
+diff --git a/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c b/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
+index 94aac25..244243f 100644
+--- a/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
++++ b/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c
+@@ -744,7 +744,11 @@ wl_cfg80211_join_ibss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
+ 	else
+ 		memset(&join_params.params.bssid, 0, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+ 
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 	wl_ch_to_chanspec(params->channel, &join_params, &join_params_size);
++#else
++	wl_ch_to_chanspec(params->chandef.chan, &join_params, &join_params_size);
++#endif
+ 
+ 	err = wl_dev_ioctl(dev, WLC_SET_SSID, &join_params, join_params_size);
+ 	if (err) {
+@@ -2047,9 +2051,14 @@ static s32 wl_update_bss_info(struct wl_priv *wl)
+ 	struct bcm_tlv *tim;
+ 	u16 beacon_interval;
+ 	s32 dtim_period;
++	s32 err = 0;
+ 	size_t ie_len;
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 	u8 *ie;
+-	s32 err = 0;
++#else
++	const u8 *ie;
++	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
++#endif
+ 
+ 	ssid = &wl->profile->ssid;
+ 	bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wl_to_wiphy(wl), NULL, (s8 *)&wl->bssid,
+@@ -2079,8 +2088,22 @@ static s32 wl_update_bss_info(struct wl_priv *wl)
+ 		beacon_interval = cpu_to_le16(bi->beacon_period);
+ 	} else {
+ 		WL_DBG(("Found the AP in the list - BSSID %pM\n", bss->bssid));
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+ 		ie = bss->information_elements;
+ 		ie_len = bss->len_information_elements;
++#else
++		rcu_read_lock();
++		ies = (const struct cfg80211_bss_ies*)rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
++		 if (!ies) {
++			/* This should never happen */
++			rcu_read_unlock();
++			err = -EIO;
++			goto update_bss_info_out;
++		}
++		ie = ies->data;
++		ie_len = (size_t)(ies->len);
++		rcu_read_unlock();
++#endif
+ 		beacon_interval = bss->beacon_interval;
+ 		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+ 	}
+-- 
+1.7.2.5
+