diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index bdadcb3c3f485f2ad78b03e60904f5ba944ae87e..64c89c215b01c360d29b7079c412fc8a1b19d37c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -765,6 +765,14 @@ L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
 L:	ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org
 S:	Supported
 
+ATHEROS AR9170 WIRELESS DRIVER
+P:	Christian Lamparter
+M:	chunkeey@web.de
+L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
+W:	http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170
+S:	Maintained
+F:	drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/
+
 ATI_REMOTE2 DRIVER
 P:	Ville Syrjala
 M:	syrjala@sci.fi
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 612fffe100a68f19274d50bf5c0526f617e2d75d..8a0823588c516f2b0eefadad0ca944571703a26c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ config MWL8K
 source "drivers/net/wireless/p54/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
index d780487c420f69126e691ebf69d3ac760b0eeedb..5e7c9acb6becf34ed4e202195d88ab310500b97d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_P54_COMMON)	+= p54/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATH5K)	+= ath5k/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATH9K)	+= ath9k/
+obj-$(CONFIG_AR9170_COMMON)	+= ar9170/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_HWSIM)	+= mac80211_hwsim.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f6611876e285a7a4303b0d08454ea3910a19c4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+config AR9170_COMMON
+	tristate "Atheros AR9170 support"
+	depends on WLAN_80211 && MAC80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  This is common code for AR9170 based devices.
+	  This module does nothing by itself - the USB/(SPI) frontends
+	  also need to be enabled in order to support any devices.
+
+	  Say Y if you have the hardware, or M to build a module called
+	  ar9170common.
+
+config AR9170_USB
+	tristate "Atheros AR9170 USB support"
+	depends on AR9170_COMMON && USB
+	select FW_LOADER
+	help
+	  This is a driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.
+
+	  These devices require additional firmware (2 files).
+	  For now, these files can be downloaded from here:
+	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170
+
+	  If you choose to build a module, it'll be called ar9170usb.
+
+config AR9170_LEDS
+	bool
+	depends on AR9170_COMMON && MAC80211_LEDS && (LEDS_CLASS = y || LEDS_CLASS = AR9170_COMMON)
+	default y
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..59b174dd466a7804cd50a9a7149c1003b77698ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ar9170common-objs += main.o cmd.o mac.o phy.o led.o
+ar9170usb-objs += usb.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_AR9170_COMMON) += ar9170common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_AR9170_USB) += ar9170usb.o